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Abigail's Party The play by Mike Leigh took place on 19 and 20 May at 8pm in the St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Trinity Road, Wandsworth Common, London, England.
Suburbanites Laurence and Beverly are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony, to drinks and snacks. Also invited is Susan, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is giving a party at which her mother would be less than welcome. At first goodwill, cliches and fatuous small-talk abound; but the sense of growing marital strain between Beverly and Laurence, Susan's growing anxiety as to what is happening at her daughter's party, and the supreme tactlessness of various remarks by Beverly and Angela generate a rising tension which finally snaps. Horrific reality breaks into their smug suburban world as Laurence has a fatal heart attack. The cast was as follows: Beverly - Kate Sheldon | ||||||||||
