The Constant Wife
by Somerset Maugham
The Constant Wife, written in 1926, is a comedy whose modern and amusing take on marriage and infidelity gives a quick-witted, alternative view on how to deal with an extramarital affair.
A "sparkling comedy of ill manners" The Constant Wife features the resourceful and charming Constance Middleton, who has long known that her husband had been having an affair with her best friend, Marie-Louise. When the affair is publicly acknowledged, rather than reprimanding or divorcing him, she embraces the opportunity to create an independent life.
It must have been quite a startling play at the time!
A new production written by Laura Wade (who wrote Home, I'm Darling) was performed by the RSC in 2025 and their 2026 UK Tour of the play ended in May.
https://www.rsc.org.uk/the-constant-wife/
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