Date: 06 Sep – 05 Oct 2024
Time: Mon-Fri, 7.30pm. Sat, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
BSL interpreted – Thu 26 Sep, 7.30pm
Captioned – Fri 27 Sep, 7.30pm
Venue: Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, London E15 1BN
Price: Tickets from £10
More info/booking: https://bit.ly/3L3Po02
Essex, 1977. Beverly is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready to go. Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverly and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next door is invited too but the real party is happening back at her place, as Sue’s teenage daughter Abigail can’t seem to keep the racket down. Awkward small talk quickly descends into inappropriate flirtation and marital disputes: a soiree from hell but it’d be rude to leave.
Mike Leigh’s tragicomic portrait of social class, materialism, and sexual tension in 1970s England is an unmissable modern classic.
