Mike Leigh’s “Abigail’s Party” is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play captures epic denial in London suburbia and even though penned in 1977, Leigh points out, “It still hits a nerve about the way we live.”
The play’s action takes place in Essex, a suburb of London, in 1977. Beverly and Laurence invite their new neighbors Angela and Tony over for a welcome drink. They are joined another neighbor, Sue, whose 16-year old daughter Abigail is having a party down the road. They drink throughout the evening and as they comically and tragically lose their guard, chaos ensues. Like so much of Mike Leigh’s brilliant work, this play reveals human frailties in a beautifully revealed, hilarious, and remarkably stirring way.
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Abigail’s Party
First Preview: Nov 2, 2016
Opening Date: Nov 12, 2016
Closing Date: Dec 3, 2016
Running Time: 01:40
Playing @
TBG Theater
312 W. 36th St., New York, NY 10018
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Holiday performance schedule - see web site
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