How The Other Half Loves

You adore Alan Ayckbourn's plays at their acerbic, witty and often uncomfortable best. If that's you, you'll love this major revival of Ayckbourn's second play and one of his best-loved farces, with an epic cast at its heart. Take household name actors Nicholas Le Prevost, Jenny Seagrove and Tamzin Outhwaite, Jason Merrells, Matthew Cottle and Gillian Wright and what do you get? A star-studded theatrical night out with a difference.

What's the plot? Typically Ayckbourn, it's complicated. Meet three very different couples, united by the fact that the three men work together. Their interpersonal relationships are tangled up to a painfully funny degree. One of the younger men, Bob, is deep into a love affair with his boss Frank's chilly wife Fiona, and the couple are forced to lie through their teeth when caught out returning home suspiciously late. They lay the blame squarely at the feet of the third couple, who are entirely innocent, and chaos soon ensues. It's designed to make you wince, beautifully observed and cruelly funny, and the all-star cast makes this classic revival even more special. Don't miss it!