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Birmingham Rep<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0James Seabright<\/strong>\u00a0are delighted to announce the total forged for\u00a0Ian Hallard<\/strong>\u2019s model new play,\u00a0The Way Old Friends Do<\/strong><\/em>, which receives its world premiere at The Rep from 17 Feb \u2013 4 Mar 2023.<\/p>\n Simultaneously tender and laugh-out-loud humorous, this heartfelt story, written by and starring Ian Hallard (The Boys In The Band<\/em>) is directed by\u00a0Mark Gatiss<\/strong>\u00a0(Sherlock, Dracula, Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen<\/em>).<\/p>\n The forged consists of\u00a0Donna Berlin<\/strong>\u00a0(Doctors<\/em>)\u00a0James Bradshaw<\/strong>\u00a0(Endeavour<\/em>),\u00a0Sara Crowe\u00a0<\/strong>(Olivier Award winner for Private Lives<\/em>),\u00a0Andrew Horton<\/strong>\u00a0(Jupiter\u2019s Legacy<\/em>)\u00a0and Rose Shalloo\u00a0<\/strong>(Call The Midwife<\/em>).<\/p>\n This splendidly uplifting play additionally options the voices of two of the UK\u2019s best-loved performers,\u00a0Miriam Margolyes<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Paul O\u2019Grady<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In 1988, two college mates tentatively come out to at least one one other: one as homosexual, the opposite \u2013 extra shockingly \u2013 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\u2019s first ABBA tribute band \u2013 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?<\/p>\n A narrative that may attraction to anybody who understands the way it feels to be a fan: of ABBA or of anybody.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following its run at Birmingham Rep,\u00a0The Way Old Friends Do<\/em>\u00a0will embark on a tour of the UK, which is able to embody its London premiere at The Park Theatre.<\/p>\n