The Wonder of it All

Featuring playwright Mark Weatherley and his real-world spouse – PEI-native Monique Lund – as they depart on this journey together, sharing The Wonder of it All!

Kingsley considered convincing Charmaine to marry him the greatest achievement of his life. That is, until a surprise from their past meddles with the certainty of their future. After 25 years, is it too late for them to rediscover the redemptive power of love?

Full of humour and heart, the world premiere of the two-act version of The Wonder Of It All is a witty and touching comedy—a comic misadventure for modern lovers.

Review: The Wonder of it All in Stratford, Ontario from The Slotkin Letter

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.

Weatherley also plays Kingsley in it with Monique Lund who plays Charmaine. Lund also happens to be Mark Weatherley’s wife. The two have a chemistry that is obvious. Their banter seems to have been honed to a sheen over years of bantering. They flip lines off each other as two people who are familiar with each other can and know the other’s timing.

As Charmaine, Lund is sophisticated, a bit exasperated by Kingsley, and frustrated by the stall in their marriage. As Kingsley, Weatherley brings a sweet goofiness to the part, as Kingsley was all those years ago. That goofiness is Kingsley’s protection. He knows there is trouble in the marriage. He so wants it to work but is at a loss about getting that feeling back. Love always finds a way.