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The Way Old Friends Do

Written by Ian Hallard. Directed by Mark Gatiss
  • 30 May - 3 June
The Way Old Friends Do

Event Information

Evenings 7.30pm
Matinees Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm

Running Time: 2 hours

Tue 30 May — Sat 03 Jun

A new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens..

In the late 1980s, two Birmingham school friends tentatively come out: one as gay, the other - more shockingly - as an ABBA fan. Thirty years later, they reunite to form the world’s first
ABBA tribute band – in drag. Can their friendship survive the tribulations of a life on the road; one full of platform boots, fake beards and a distractingly attractive stranger?

Simultaneously tender and laugh-out loud funny, this heartfelt story will appeal to anyone who understands how it feels to be a fan: of ABBA or of anyone.

Written by and starring Ian Hallard (The Boys In The Band), this world premiere is directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula, Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen).

The cast includes Donna Berlin (Doctors) James Bradshaw (Endeavour), Sara Crowe (Olivier Award winner for Private Lives), Andrew Horton (Jupiter’s Legacy) and Rose Shalloo (A Christmas Carol, Old Vic) and features the voices of Miriam Margolyes and Paul O'Grady.

Tuesday 30 May - Saturday 3 June

Evenings 7.30pm

Matinees Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm

Tickets from £26.00 - £39.50

A booking fee of £2.50 per ticket applies

James Seabright in association with Jason Haigh-Ellery and Park Theatre presents the Birmingham Rep production of

THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO

By Ian Hallard

Directed by Mark Gatiss

The cast includes Donna Berlin (Doctors) James Bradshaw (Endeavour), Sara Crowe (Olivier Award winner for Private Lives) and Andrew Horton (Jupiter’s Legacy) and features the voices of Miriam Margolyes and Paul O'Grady.

 

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