Performance

VenueNew Vic Theatre
Other spaces: Stephen Joseph Room, Theatre in the Round
TownNewcastle-under-Lyme
CountyStaffordshire
To15th November 1997
What is currently on at New Vic Theatre (V119)

Absent Friends

T2136482632
Summer 1974. A well-intentioned tea party descends into chaos. Wealthy, unfulfilled housewife Diana arranges a gathering of old friends to cheer up bereaved Colin, whose fianc?e drowned a few months earlier. Paul, her bullying, self-absorbed husband, has recently had a brief affair with Evelyn, the glamorous, young wife of his friend and incompetent business associate, John. The get-together is completed by long-suffering Marge, who has left her hypochondriac spouse ailing at home. Preparations for the party commence, sparking tensions and opening old wounds. As lingering resentments and deep-rooted jealousies surface, an unexpectedly cheerful Colin wanders into the mayhem.
Author Alan Ayckbourn


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Company

Director Alan Ayckbourn
Company Stephen Joseph Company
Performer Janet Dibley
Performer Tamzin Outhwaite
Performer Jacqueline King
Performer Paul Raffield
Performer Tyler Butterworth
Performer Martin Ball
Design Roger Glossop
Lighting Mick Hughes
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