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Absent Friends

By:
Alan Ayckbourn
Management:
Sonia Friedman Productions and Bob Bartner
Cast:
David Armand, Elizabeth Berrington, Katherine Parkinson, Steffan Rhodri, Reece Shearsmith, Kara Tointon
Director:
Jeremy Herrin
Design:
Tom Scutt
Sound:
Ian Dickinson, for Autograph
Lighting:
Peter Mumford
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When it was first performed in 1974, Absent Friends marked an important shift in Alan Ayckbourn's work. In the place of the manic action and big set pieces which had characterised his previous plays, Absent Friends takes the form of a group of friends conversing in a static domestic setting. The friends in question have reluctantly come together to support a bereaved friend. In the absence of an intricate or action-filled plot, the play relies on the observational skills of the writer, actors and director...

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