London Classic Theatre announce additional dates for UK tour of ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR

Photo credit: Sheila Burnett

London Classic Theatre have announced that they will be adding further tour dates of their production of Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn.

The production will now conclude at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme from 20-23 October, where the show will be specially worked into the round, along with the three sets reimagined for the space. Ahead of performances at Newcastle-under-Lyme, the tour continues in Cambridge, Doncaster, Winchester, Ilfracombe, Chelmsford, Exeter, and Mold.

Kathryn Ritchie joins the company for the New Vic Theatre dates to play the role of Marion Brewster-Wright, joining previously announced cast John Dorney (Geoffrey Jackson), Felicity Houlbrooke (Jane Hopcroft), Helen Keeley (Eva Jackson), Graham O’Mara (Ronald Brewster-Wright) and Paul Sandys (Sidney Hopcroft).

Three married couples. Three kitchens. Three Christmas parties.

Sidney Hopcroft, a small-time tradesman, persuades wife Jane to throw a party hoping to find favour with a bank manager and local architect. As celebrations begin, class differences and naked ambition combine to hilarious effect as, one by one, the characters seek refuge in Jane’s kitchen.

Over the next two years, the Jacksons and Brewster-Wrights take turns to host festivities. But Sidney’s star has begun to rise, and roles are increasingly reversed as the cracks in the other couples’ marriages begin to show.

Artistic Director Michael Cabot said: “We are delighted to be ending our tour of Absurd Person Singular at the New Vic Theatre. This will be our eleventh visit to the venue in the last ten years and it’s always a highlight of any tour to play on their stage. We always get a wonderful welcome from audiences there, so it is going to be quite a special experience to finish our tour here after the ups and downs of the last 18 months.”

The production features set design by Simon Scullion, costumes by Kate Lyons and lighting by Andy Grange.

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