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A gem that should be released online: Park Theatre’s Abigail’s Party reviewed

20 November 2021

9:00 AM

20 November 2021

9:00 AM

Abigail’s Party

Park Theatre, until 4 December

Tender Napalm

King’s Head Theatre, until 20 November

Mike Leigh’s classic, Abigail’s Party, has been revived under the direction of Vivienne Garnett. The script is a guilty secret for middle-class types who like to sneer at those beneath them but who can’t express their shameful feelings openly so they watch Mike Leigh instead. The only sympathetic character, Susan, is a well-bred gal who arrives at the party with a bottle of red wine which Beverly puts in the fridge.

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