Mickey-Jo has been thinking recently about why it is that theatre audiences seem to be enamoured with the notion of seeing a real life couple performing together onstage, even though they're portraying characters other than themselves.

The answers may seem obvious, but there is some nuance to uncover here as we consider the various different ways in which a couple can perform together - as lovers, enemies, or even divorcees.

In the last few months, this has seemed to become more frequent, with Andrew Barth Feldman and Helen J Shen in Maybe Happy Ending, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joel Montague in Elf, and Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney in Cabaret.

Check out some of the other examples and share your own thoughts about why this feels so appealing to audiences in the comments!

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00:00 | introduction

03:28 | falling in love

11:46 | enemies to lovers

18:29 | married / divorced

27:37 | non-romantic

35:35 | conclusion

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