Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Others have an entire canteen of cutlery”
For Richard and Anthea everything in life just falls into place. With their warmth, careless charm, generosity and business success they are a truly happy, golden couple.
They invite their friends, neighbours and business partners to celebrate with them over the years; on Bonfire Night, at midsummer, on Boxing Day and eventually, their daughter’s 18th birthday party. Perhaps it’s inevitable that the others suffer by comparison. Quiet misery, unrequited love and jealousy play their part in this painfully funny comedy.
Laugh until it hurts at this 40th anniversary production. The world premiere in 1978 was an immediate hit.
“Joking Apart is packed taut with maliciously funny observation of human foibles and it's a masterpiece of dramatic construction”
The Guardian
“To my mind, this new comedy is the most satisfying of all his plays so far”
Daily Telegraph
“A superb and chilling piece of work”
The Times
Thu 26 Jul 2018
19:00
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Jul 2018
19:30
Mon 30 Jul - Wed 1 Aug 2018
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Thu 2 Aug 2018
19:00
Wed 8 Aug 2018
19:30
Thu 9 Aug 2018
13:30 19:00
Fri 10 - Sat 11 Aug 2018
19:30
Mon 13 - Thu 16 Aug 2018
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Fri 24 - Sat 25 Aug 2018
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Sat 25 Aug 2018
14:30
Tue 28 - Thu 30 Aug 2018
19:30
Thu 13 Sep 2018
13:30 19:00
Fri 14 Sep 2018
19:30
Tue 18 - Wed 19 Sep 2018
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Thu 20 Sep 2018
13:30
Sat 22 Sep 2018
19:30
Mon 24 - Tue 25 Sep 2018
19:30
Fri 28 Sep 2018
19:30
Sat 29 Sep 2018
14:30
Wed 3 Oct 2018
19:30
Thu 4 Oct 2018
13:30 to 19:00