Birmingham Rep and James Seabright are delighted to announce the total forged for Ian Hallard’s model new play, The Way Old Friends Do, which receives its world premiere at The Rep from 17 Feb – 4 Mar 2023.
Simultaneously tender and laugh-out-loud humorous, this heartfelt story, written by and starring Ian Hallard (The Boys In The Band) is directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula, Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen).
The forged consists of Donna Berlin (Doctors) James Bradshaw (Endeavour), Sara Crowe (Olivier Award winner for Private Lives), Andrew Horton (Jupiter’s Legacy) and Rose Shalloo (Call The Midwife).
This splendidly uplifting play additionally options the voices of two of the UK’s best-loved performers, Miriam Margolyes and Paul O’Grady.
In 1988, two college mates tentatively come out to at least one one other: one as homosexual, the opposite – extra shockingly – as an ABBA fan. Nearly thirty years later, an opportunity assembly units them on a brand-new path and so they resolve to type the world’s first ABBA tribute band – in drag! But can their friendship survive the tribulations of a life on the street which incorporates platform boots, faux beards and a distractingly enticing stranger?
A narrative that may attraction to anybody who understands the way it feels to be a fan: of ABBA or of anybody.
Following its run at Birmingham Rep, The Way Old Friends Do will embark on a tour of the UK, which is able to embody its London premiere at The Park Theatre.
The Way Old Friends Do, which receives its world premiere at The Rep from 17 Feb – 4 Mar 2023. To guide tickets go to Birmingham-rep.co.uk, name 0121 236 4455 or go to the field workplace throughout opening hours.*