Theatre tickets are currently on sale for Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn at the Orange Tree Theatre this spring.

Taking Steps will be directed by Alan Ayckbourn himself, and the cast includes Michael Simkins, Emily Pithon, Adrian McLoughlin, Anna Francolini, Matthew Cottle and Stephen Beckett.

Taking Steps takes place over 24 hours, and is set in a crumbling house where the action takes place over three floors. As the play opens we see Elizabeth, who is preparing to secretly leave her husband Roland. Her brother Mark meanwhile is preoccupied with the emergence of Kitty, his former lover who jilted him at the alter, and has been arrested by the police for soliciting. Roland returns home drunk to greet Tristram and Bainbridge, two solicitors with whom he wishes to negotiate the purchase of the decrepit house. Confusion and misunderstanding ensue throughout the course of one very long night in this brilliantly composed farce, for a truly unique London theatre experience.

The performance takes place ‘in the round’ at this highly regarded off West End venue, giving the audience a unique intimacy with the actors and the performance. It is therefore likely that theatre tickets will sell quickly. Taking Steps in the first ever production directed particularly for The Orange Tree by Alan Ayckbourn. His play Private Fears in Public Places played at The Orange Tree previously before transferring to New York.

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Alan Ayckbourn has been something of a mainstay in British theatre for many years. In particular, many amateur companies seem to build their programme around his plays. He seemed to drop from prominence in the world of professional theatre for a while but he now seems to be as highly regarded as ever. Janie Dee’s West End transfer of ‘Woman in Mind’ followed by last summer’s Old Vic production of ‘The Norman Conquests’ has seen to that. In fact the Old Vic’s production went on to storm Broadway where it was nominated for, and won, awards left right and centre.

Now Alan Ayckbourn is taking on more directing duties away from the Stephen Joseph Theatr,e which still produces his new work despite his stepping down as artistic director there. His next production will be a revival of his own play ‘Taking Steps’ which will run at the Orange Tree Theatre from 24th March to 29th May. Theatre tickets are on sale.

The play was first presented thirty years ago and has not been seen in a London theatre since. A superb cast will only add to the demand for this show so booking your theatre tickets early is strongly advised.

Michael Simkins stars. He is a regular on our television screens and his films include ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘Topsy Turvey.’ Recent theatre credits include ‘Chicago’ and ‘Donkey’s Years’ in the West End.

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