If marriage is the right to annoy one special person for the rest of your life, then Charmaine and Kingsley have the perfect marriage. That is until a surprise from their past meddles with the certainty of their future. But after 25 years, is it too late for them to discover the redemptive power of love?
Keywords: Comedy, Marriage
First produced by Here For Now Theatre, Stratford ON, 2021
Also produced by Lighthouse Theatre Festival, Port Dover, October 2021 and Victoria Playhouse, PEI, September 2022
Genre: Comedy
Acts: 1
Run time: 60 minutes
Cast size: 2 actors
Male roles: 1
Female roles: 1
"Part ‘comedy of manners’, part ‘manners of comedy’ peppered with convincingly plausible ‘real-life’ individuals, ‘The Wonder of it All’ begs us to consider if there truly is a ‘redemptive power of love’ given what life throws at us."
- Joe Szekeres, OnStage Blog
"The [sic] is a very appealing comedy not just because of its plethora of witty lines but because of its insight into how molehills can become mountains over time in any relationship."
- Christopher Hoile, Stage Door
"Mark Weatherley has written a funny, sweet play about communication, the rocky road to love and marriage, commitment and the importance of sitting beside someone you love, in the rain, getting soaked but stroking her hair to tell her it will be ok."
- The Slotkin Letter