Absent Friends

Kara Tointon stars in Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy of manners and social embarrassment serves up a slice of deliciously black humour.
Why see Absent Friends?
Welcome to a tea party you'll never forget, as Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy of manners and social embarrassment serves up a slice of deliciously black humour in the West End this January.
When Colin loses his fiancée, his married friends invite him round for comfort over tea and sandwiches. But as the tea starts to pour, it's clear that trouble is brewing with a wickedly funny blend of jealousy, infidelity and barely concealed loathing. And as the tension starts to boil, perhaps Colin isn't the one who needs help... with friends like these, who needs enemies?
When Colin loses his fiancée, his married friends invite him round for comfort over tea and sandwiches. But as the tea starts to pour, it's clear that trouble is brewing with a wickedly funny blend of jealousy, infidelity and barely concealed loathing. And as the tension starts to boil, perhaps Colin isn't the one who needs help... with friends like these, who needs enemies?
Key Information
Audience
Absent Friends is suitable for audiences aged 12 and upwards
Run Time
Two hours and 20 minutes with one interval
Dates
Finished 14 Apr 2012
Cast
Kara Tointon as Evelyn
Elizabeth Berrington
Katherine Parkinson
Reece Shearsmith
David Armand
Steffan Rhodri
Elizabeth Berrington
Katherine Parkinson
Reece Shearsmith
David Armand
Steffan Rhodri
Creative
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
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