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Absurd Person Singular archiveSidney and Jane are on their way up, Eva and Geoff are on their way out and the Brewster-Wrights are on their way down. Taking turns to host the annual gathering, the three couples get more festivity than they bargained for, as drink begins to flow faster than chatter and the reluctant revellers collide across the lino in agonisingly funny encounters. Alan Ayckbourn stirs up increasingly explosive cocktails of love and loneliness, as each party provides more biting comedy that the last with the kitchen becoming a hotbed of marital mayhem and domestic disarray.

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Author: Alan Ayckbourn

Archive listings for Absurd Person Singular

Work type: Play.

T0163432744

Company London Classic Theatre. Director Michael Cabot. Design Simon Scullion. Lighting Andy Grange. Costume Kate Lyons. Performer John Dorney (Geoffrey Jackson). Performer Felicity Houlbrooke (Jane Hopcroft). Performer Helen Keeley (Eva Jackson). Performer Rosanna Miles (Marion Brewster-Wright). Performer Graham O'Mara (Ronald Brewster-Wright). Performer Paul Sandys (Sidney Hopcroft).
20 Oct 21 to 23 Oct 21New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme :: V119
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12 Oct 21 to 16 Oct 21Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810
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5 Oct 21 to 9 Oct 21Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886
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1 Oct 21 to 2 Oct 21Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford :: V32
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28 Sep 21 to 29 Sep 21The Landmark, Ilfracombe :: V1177
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21 Sep 21 to 25 Sep 21Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782
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31 Aug 21 to 4 Sep 21Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854
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3 Aug 21 to 7 Aug 21Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham :: V90
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16 Jul 21 to 18 Jul 21The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare :: V865
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6 Jul 21 to 10 Jul 21Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702
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29 Jun 21 to 3 Jul 21Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442
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11 May 21 to 12 May 21Cast, Doncaster :: V1545109680
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17 Jul 20 to 19 Jul 20The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare :: V865
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14 Jul 20 to 15 Jul 20New Theatre Royal, Lincoln :: V442
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3 Jul 20 to 4 Jul 20Middlesbrough Theatre, Middlesbrough :: V560
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30 Jun 20 to 2 Jul 20Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518
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25 Jun 20 to 26 Jun 20South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731
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23 Jun 20 to 24 Jun 20Wyvern Theatre, Swindon :: V928
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16 Jun 20 to 20 Jun 20Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886
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9 Jun 20 to 13 Jun 20Derby Theatre, Derby :: V1830193620
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2 Jun 20 to 3 Jun 20Key Theatre, Peterborough :: V27
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28 May 20 to 29 May 20Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham :: V984
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26 May 20 to 27 May 20Cast, Doncaster :: V1545109680
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19 May 20 to 23 May 20Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442
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12 May 20 to 16 May 20Hull Truck Theatre, Hull :: V935
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6 May 20 to 9 May 20Belgrade Theatre, Coventry :: V153
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28 Apr 20 to 2 May 20Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds :: V76
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21 Apr 20 to 25 Apr 20Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782
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30 Mar 20 to 4 Apr 20Fairfield Halls, Outer London :: V295
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24 Mar 20 to 25 Mar 20Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910
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10 Mar 20 to 14 Mar 20Coliseum Theatre, Oldham :: V497
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3 Mar 20 to 7 Mar 20New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81
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25 Feb 20 to 29 Feb 20Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne :: V665
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T523443302

Company Watford Palace Theatre Company. Director Brigid Larmour. Design Amy Jane Cook. Lighting Jamie Platt. Music Anne Dudley. Sound Roger Dudley. Director Vedi Roy (assistant). Performer Terence Frisch (Sidney). Performer Jill McAusland (Jane). Performer Emily Tucker (Eva). Performer Oliver Longstaff (Geoffrey). Performer Sarah Quist (Marion). Performer Walter van Dyk (Ronald).
7 Mar 19 to 30 Mar 19Watford Palace Theatre, Watford :: V55
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T0343360901

Producer Bolton Little Theatre.
29 Jan 18 to 3 Feb 18Bolton Little Theatre, Bolton :: V482
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T01596879436

Presented byWarwick University Drama Society (WUDS).
9 Nov 16 to 12 Nov 16Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156
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T01798864906

Company Banbury Cross Players.
21 Oct 15 to 24 Oct 15The Mill Arts Centre (formerly The Mill), Banbury :: V794
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T0779062384

Producer The Mill at Sonning. Director Tom Littler. Performer John Arthur. Performer Emma Davies. Performer Harry Gostelow. Performer Louise Jameson. Performer Ian Targett. Performer Catherine Skinner.
23 Jan 14 to 15 Mar 14The Mill, Sonning :: V739
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T831790101

Company ProAct Theatre Company.
5 Mar 14 to 8 Mar 14Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol :: V0707367604
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T2103740573

Producer Questors.
7 Dec 12 to 22 Dec 12Questor's Theatre, Outer London :: V326
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T1797627166

Corporate Sponsor Baker Tilly (Chichester). Corporate Sponsor Oldham Seals Group (Chichester). Producer Minerva Theatre. Producer Stephen Joseph Theatre. Director Alan Ayckbourn. Design Michael Holt. Lighting Jason Taylor. Director Sarah Hughes (casting). Performer Ayesha Antoine. Performer Bill Champion. Performer Laura Doddington. Performer Sarah Parks. Performer Ben Porter. Performer Richard Stacey.
16 Oct 12 to 3 Nov 12New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme :: V119
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8 Jun 12 to 13 Oct 12Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough :: V949
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T01071778567

Corporate Sponsor East Midlands Trains. Producer Curve Productions. Director Paul Kerryson. Design Juliette Shillingford. Lighting Mark Howland. Sound Jack C Arnold. Music Jack C Arnold. Performer Tracy-Ann Oberman (Eva). Performer Jason Thorpe (Geoffrey). Performer Joseph Alessi (Sidney). Performer Leigh McDonald (Jane). Performer Sion Tudor-Owen (Ronald). Performer Louise Plowright (Marion).
6 May 11 to 28 May 11Curve, Leicester :: V830272338
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T0727862397

Company Buxton Drama League.
13 May 11 to 14 May 11Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
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T065981307

Company Pump House Theatre Company.
29 Nov 10 to 4 Dec 10The Pump House Arts Centre, Watford :: V56
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T0462810691

Producer Bill Kenwright. Director Alan Strachan. Design Paul Farnsworth. Performer Lisa Kay. Performer Elizabeth Carling. Performer Deborah Grant. Performer Matthew Cottle. Performer Stephen Beckett. Performer Robert Duncan.
8 Dec 09 to 13 Dec 09Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854
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23 Nov 09 to 28 Nov 09Churchill Theatre, Bromley :: V302
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16 Nov 09 to 21 Nov 09Connaught Theatre, Worthing :: V725
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9 Nov 09 to 14 Nov 09Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple :: V883
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2 Nov 09 to 7 Nov 09Churchill Theatre, Bromley :: V302
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19 Oct 09 to 24 Oct 09Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury :: V0465778148
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12 Oct 09 to 17 Oct 09Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518
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6 Oct 09 to 10 Oct 09New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823
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28 Sep 09New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme :: V119
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22 Sep 09 to 26 Sep 09New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823
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21 Sep 09 to 26 Sep 09Hull New Theatre, Hull :: V934
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14 Sep 09 to 19 Sep 09Theatre Royal, Brighton :: V657
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31 Aug 09 to 5 Sep 09Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810
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25 Aug 09 to 29 Aug 09Theatre Royal Windsor, Windsor :: V742
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T0644785273

Producer Bill Kenwright. Director Alan Strachan. Design Paul Farnsworth. Performer Sara Crowe. Performer Honeysuckle Weeks. Performer Deborah Grant. Performer Matthew Cottle. Performer Marc Bannerman. Performer David Griffin.
26 May 09Spa Pavilion Theatre, Felixstowe :: V78
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T01443112401

Producer Bill Kenwright. Director Alan Strachan. Design Paul Farnsworth. Performer Marc Bannerman. Performer Matthew Cottle. Performer Sara Crowe. Performer Deborah Grant. Performer Honeysuckle Weeks. Performer David Griffin.
8 Dec 08 to 13 Dec 08Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854
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24 Nov 08 to 29 Nov 08Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462
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17 Nov 08 to 22 Nov 08Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham :: V90
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17 Nov 08 to 22 Nov 08Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19
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3 Nov 08 to 8 Nov 08His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen :: V585
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27 Oct 08 to 1 Nov 08Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V161
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20 Oct 08 to 25 Oct 08Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442
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13 Oct 08 to 18 Oct 08Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702
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6 Oct 08 to 11 Oct 08King's Theatre, Edinburgh :: V601
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29 Sep 08 to 4 Oct 08Belgrade Theatre, Coventry :: V153
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22 Sep 08 to 27 Sep 08Richmond Theatre, Outer London :: V327
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15 Sep 08 to 20 Sep 08Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield :: V962
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8 Sep 08 to 13 Sep 08Theatre Royal, Glasgow :: V623
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2 Sep 08 to 6 Sep 08Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne :: V665
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19 Aug 08 to 30 Aug 08Theatre Royal Windsor, Windsor :: V742
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T0162763880

Producer Bill Kenwright. Director Alan Strachan. Design Paul Farnsworth. Performer Jane Horrocks. Performer Jenny Seagrove. Performer David Bamber. Performer Lia Williams. Performer John Gordon Sinclair. Performer David Horovitch.
27 Nov 07 to 22 Mar 08Garrick Theatre, West End :: V394
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30 Oct 07 to 10 Nov 07Theatre Royal Windsor, Windsor :: V742
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T01238116496

Producer Octagon Theatre. Director Chris Monks. Design Fiona Watt. Performer Sherry Baines. Performer Alison Darling. Performer Nia Gwynne. Performer Jack Lord. Performer Paul McCleary. Performer Robert Perkins.
19 Apr 07 to 12 May 07Octagon Theatre, Bolton :: V480
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T02086755426

Company Sterts Touring Co.
9 Dec 05 to 10 Dec 05Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard :: V878
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T881402652

Producer Theatre Royal Windsor.
26 Jul 05 to 6 Aug 05Theatre Royal Windsor, Windsor :: V742
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T75751132

Company Tenth Planet Productions. Producer Ovation. Director Alexander Holt. Design Katy Tuxford. Lighting Racky Plews. Performer Kevin Colson (Ronald). Performer Gaye Brown (Marion). Performer Greg Donaldson (Geoffrey). Performer Amanda Beckman (Eva). Performer Keith Faulkner (Sidney). Performer Clare Wilkie (Jane).
25 Feb 05 to 2 Apr 05Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Inner London :: V1170
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T0120049899

Director Janice Dunn. Design Sarah Burton. Lighting Phil Davies. Sound Daniel Ogden. Performer Helen Kay (Marion). Performer James Nickerson (Sid). Performer Shuna Snow (Jane). Performer Claire Humphrey (Eva). Performer Justin Grattan (Geoffrey). Performer Martin Reeve (Ronald).
9 Sep 04 to 2 Oct 04Coliseum Theatre, Oldham :: V497
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T0373238034

Company West Cornwall Theatre Group.
12 Nov 03 to 15 Nov 03Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290
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T01743340563

Company Holyrood Community School.
13 May 03Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton :: V01603938282
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T0808948397

Company Redbridge Stage Company.
12 Dec 02 to 14 Dec 02Kenneth More Theatre, Outer London :: V313
listing details L176945114

T19110570

Company Matchbox Theatre Company.
21 Nov 02 to 22 Nov 02The Citadel Arts, St Helens :: V545
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T0540855667

Performer tlochry Festival Theatre.
23 May 02 to 19 Oct 02Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry :: V638
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T01982854836

Company Brewhouse Theatre Company. Director Rhys Thomas. Design Mike Whalley. Lighting Sebastian Petit. Sound Katy Lowe. Performer Shaun McGowan. Performer Erica Eirian. Performer Nick Lucas. Performer Susan Bovell. Performer Richard Sinnott. Performer Juliet Prague.
19 Dec 01 to 5 Jan 02Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Taunton :: V918
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T831446033

Company Billesley Players.
2 Nov 01 to 3 Nov 01Old Rep, Birmingham :: V147
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T0706935474

Company Bridgend Castle Players (in conjunction with Bridgend and Porthcawl Rotarian Clubs).
20 Jun 01Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl :: V838
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T0970124601

Company Burnley Garrick Club.
16 May 01 to 19 May 01Burnley Mechanics, Burnley :: V519
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T1719561538

Company Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company. Director Bill Alexander. Design Ruari Murchison. Lighting Tim Mitchell.
17 Nov 00 to 23 Dec 00Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham :: V143
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T01447294086

Director Euan Smith. Design Geoffrey Scott. Lighting Robert Bryan. Performer Amanda Bellamy. Performer Mark Buffery. Performer Jason Calder. Performer Lucinda Curtis. Performer Denica Fairman. Performer Stephen Simms.
3 Jun 98 to 11 Jul 98The Watermill Theatre, Newbury :: V733
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T030675060

Performer Michael Sharvell-Martin. Performer Gilly Tompkins. Performer Linda Spurrier. Performer Paul McCrink. Performer Nigel Hoyle. Performer Alison Mackinnon. Director Laurie Sansom. Design Matthew Wright. Lighting Jeanine Davies.
5 Sep 97 to 27 Sep 97Watford Palace Theatre, Watford :: V55
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T0458750182

Company Rumpus Theatre Company. Director Paul Beech. Design John B Scattergood. Lighting Keith Tuttle.
4 Mar 97 to 8 Mar 97Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield :: V425
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T1537917114

Director Andrew Short.
9 Nov 96 to 16 Nov 96Tower Theatre, Outer London :: V249
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13 Jan 22 to 22 Jan 22Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud :: V552209304
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23 Jun 21 to 26 Jun 21Belgrade Theatre, Coventry :: V153
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11 Jun 20 to 20 Jun 20Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud :: V552209304
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9 Dec 19 to 14 Dec 19Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley :: V981
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26 Aug 16 to 3 Sep 16The Maddermarket, Norwich :: V71
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3 Feb 15 to 14 Feb 15Highbury Little Theatre, Sutton Coldfield :: V158
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6 Nov 12 to 10 Nov 12Byre Theatre, St Andrews :: V640
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10 Aug 12 to 8 Sep 12Minerva Theatre, Chichester :: V1310317653
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23 Mar 01 to 31 Mar 01The Barn Theatre Club, Welwyn :: V58
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