BOOK TICKETS – LIVE AVAILABILITY

Show Type

Play / Comedy

Show Information

The Harold Pinter Theatre welcomes Alan Ayckbourne’s “Absent Friends” from Thursday 9th February until Saturday 14th April and we have a fantastic selection of Absent Friends tickets, including cheap tickets, ‘best seats’ and show and meal deals.

With previews from Thursday 26th January, the play is about the coming together of the married friends of Colin following the death of his fiancée. His friends organize a tea party to help cheer up Colin but feel awkward around him and not sure how to act in his presence. All his friends however all have their own relationships and secrets so what should be a more joyous gathering becomes an event of loathing and jealousy which they must hide when Colin arrives.

Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen) and Kara Tointon (Eastenders and Strictly Come Dancing) star in this play along with Elizabeth Berrington, Katherine Parkinson, David Armand and Steffan Rhodri.

Book tickets for Absent Friends with Concierge Desk London.

About the Writer

Born in Hampstead, London in 1939, the prolific English playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE has written some 73 plays, over 40 of which have been produced in the West End.  With 10 plays having been staged on Broadway, his play have won a number of prestigious awards including 2 Tony nominations, 1 Tony Award and 7 London Evening Standard Awards.

Some of his most notable plays include  Absurd Person Singular , Bedroom Farce, The Norman Conquests trilogy, Just Between Ourselves, Woman in Mind, A Chorus of Disapproval, A Small Family Business, House & Garden, Man Of The Moment and Private Fears in Public Places.

Age Suitability

This show is suitable for all ages

Theatre Information

Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton Street, London, SW1

Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus – Served by the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines. The theatre is only a 5 minute walk from the station

Performance Information

Evenings: Mon – Sat, 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed & Sat, 2.30pm

Cast Includes

Kara Tointon
Katherine Parkinson
Elizabeth Berrington
Steffan Rhodri
Reece Shearsmith
David Armand

Creative Team

Writer: Alan Ayckbourn
Director: Jeremy Herrin