Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh
A Curve Production
‘Powerful and funny, it’s a memorable production… Suba Das gets full value from a cast in fine form.’ The Stage
‘Suba Das’s wonderful production does a fantastic job of inviting you directly into the increasingly uncomfortable action.’ Reviews Hub
‘This show marks the first production staged in the round at the Curve and it is a resounding triumph’ Broadway World
It’s 1977 and Beverly is throwing a little party for her neighbours: newlyweds Tony and Angela, and divorcee Sue.
Down the road, Sue’s teenage daughter Abigail is throwing a party of her own, but could it be the grown-ups’ night which really spirals out of control? With little help from long-suffering husband Laurence, Beverly desperately attempts to hold the evening together, but as her guise as the perfect hostess starts to slip and tempers begin to flare, the evening descends into chaos with hilarious and tragic consequences.
Curve’s first show to be staged in the round, this new production of Mike Leigh’s comedy brought audiences intimately close to the action live on stage.
Cast: Natalie Thomas, Patrick Moy, Emily Head, Cary Crankson, Jackie Morrison
Designer David Woodhead
Lighting Designer David Holmes
Sound Designer Ed Lewis
Movement Director Lucy Cullingford
Suba Das Directs 