archive Spring 1980

27 March – 26 April
Abigail’s Party
by Mike Leigh

Suburbanites Laurence and Beverley are entertaining their new neighbours Angela and Tony to an evening of drinks and snacks. Also invited is Susan, whose teenage daughter Abigail is giving a party at which her mother would be less then welcome. Goodwill and small talk abounds but throughout the evening, as the noise of the party down the road increases, tension builds and the strain of the various relationships in the room begins to reveal itself to an extremely funny and also disturbing effect.

Artistic Credits

Director: Paul Tomlinson
Designer: Ian Wilson
Costume Designer: Annie Curtis-Jones
Lighting: Stanley Osborne-White

Cast

Beverly: Yvonne Edgell
Laurence: John Ashton
Angela: Carol Summers
Tony: Lennox Greaves
Susan: Sally Miles