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‘Wives’ review: A play that’s more manifesto than comedy

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Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Wives,” which opened Sunday at East West Players’ David Henry Hwang Theater, examines the condition of women in four different eras: 16th century France, 1920 India, 1960s Idaho and present-day “Oxbridge,” an elite British university fictional hybrid. This isn’t an epic work but a compilation of comic sketches tied together with heavy thematic…