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Review 1 for Abigails Party
v good
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- Sat 1 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: Dancing scene @
Posted 03/09/2012
by jacqsh
Location:london
Jill halfpenny was great. I thought Lawrence was a bit too much.
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- Sat 1 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: Dancing scene @
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Review 2 for Abigails Party
Brilliant
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- Fri 31 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The perfectly executed awkward silences @
Posted 02/09/2012
by smc007
Loved the venue, loved the acting, loved the play, what more can one say ... ?
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- Fri 31 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The perfectly executed awkward silences @
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Review 3 for Abigails Party
Abigail's Party still thrills
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- Thu 23 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: Too many to choose from @
Posted 26/08/2012
by Anonymous
Location:Live in North Yorkshire but travel to London
I was anxious to see this before it finishes in London on 1 September so travelled from North Yorkshire for a matinee performance.
I was not disappointed. Alison Steadman's brilliant performance in the original TV play was reprised by the lovely Jill Halfpenny but without her personal north eastern accent(which I love). She was brilliant in the role and so unlike any previous roles I have seen her in.
The rest of the cast were superb also but I would like to specifically congratulate Natalie Casey who played Angela, Her facial expressions were really funny and she appears to be a fine comedy actress.
Surprisingly, the play did not feel dated and was just as funny as the original, with the same slightly depressing ending.
I really wondered about 5 stars and perhaps I've not been fair to downgrade it.
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- Thu 23 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: Too many to choose from @
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Review 4 for Abigails Party
Brilliant play
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- Thu 23 Aug 2012 @
Posted 25/08/2012
by Janet53
Location:Sheffield
Abigails party was fantastic! The acting by all the cast was superb, but Natalie Casey who played Angela was the star of the show. The theatre was small but great atmosphere, with a small bar for the interval. A very enjoyable evening.
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- Thu 23 Aug 2012 @
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Review 5 for Abigails Party
Abigail's Party was just brilliant
Wyndham's Theatre @
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- Sat 18 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: All of it. @
Posted 20/08/2012
by 1of8
Location:Surrey
Eight of us went to see this show last week and we all agreed that it was the best thing we had seen in a long time. It was very true to the original. Beautifully observed and well acted by all the cast. Highly recommended.
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- Sat 18 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: All of it. @
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Review 6 for Abigails Party
Abigail's Party was excellent!
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- Thu 16 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: Dance scene. @
Posted 18/08/2012
by Obama
Location:London
It was a very wonderful show, BUT, I couldn't help but think that it was a similar scenario to God of Carnage and it could not hold a candle to that show.
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- Thu 16 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: Dance scene. @
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Review 7 for Abigails Party
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- Wed 15 Aug 2012 @
Posted 17/08/2012
by Anonymous
Location:London
Mike Leigh's astute observations of human nature do not fail to amuse. The ending is entirely predictable from the start, but the painful process of getting there is made enjoyable by good actors. The production perhaps has a touch of farce, but it suits the play very well. Highly recommended.
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- Wed 15 Aug 2012 @
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Review 8 for Abigails Party
Abigails Party was So So
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- Tue 24 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: The end. @
Posted 27/07/2012
by Lezz
Location:East Dulwich
A good re-creation of the 1970's attitudes to life. At no time did I actually laugh as it was not the kind of farce I was expecting. There were laughs from the audience but more politeness than side splitting.
Wish I had chosen something else for my rare theatre outing.
Wish I had chosen something else for my rare theatre outing.
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- Tue 24 Jul 2012 @
Favourite moment: The end. @
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Review 9 for Abigails Party
Abigail's Party was excellent
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- Mon 23 Jul 2012 @
Posted 26/07/2012
by urbangent
Location:London
excellent play and great performances from the cast
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- Mon 23 Jul 2012 @
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Review 10 for Abigails Party
Great entertainment on a budget
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- Mon 9 Jul 2012 @
Posted 11/07/2012
by StefCymru
Location:Caerphilly
Got last minute tickets and was expecting to sit right at the top but was pleasantly surprised to be upgraded to the stalls where there were empty seats, for no extra cost. Great entertainment for a cheap night out. I wasn't sure what to expect but for some reason I thought it would be a longer play and I thought there would be a change of set but overall it was funny and well worth seeing.
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- Mon 9 Jul 2012 @
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Review 11 for Abigails Party
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- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
Posted 09/07/2012
by Anonymous
Wonderful - really recommended. Strong acting and a perfect set!
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- Sat 7 Jul 2012 @
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Review 12 for Abigails Party
Recreation of the Seventies
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- Thu 5 Jul 2012 @
Posted 08/07/2012
by fewkinder
Location:Richmond
The seventies were recreated in the furniture, the dresses and the nibbles. There are only five characters but there are plenty of differences highlighted between the sexes and the classes. The play's farcical tone is suddenly changed at the end when a character is taken ill and one of the weaker characters takes control of the situation. Beautifully acted .
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Review 13 for Abigails Party
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- Fri 22 Jun 2012 @
Posted 24/06/2012
by Partybooper
Much ado about nothing. Show doesn't pick up. The point of the play is to shed light on the gloominess of the "bourgouas", but why are we doomed to experience it? The show doesn't go nowhere. We did. We left home, relieved it was over.
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- Fri 22 Jun 2012 @
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Review 14 for Abigails Party
Abigails party
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- Fri 22 Jun 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Denis Russo dance !! @
Posted 24/06/2012
by laynerich
Location:surrey
A great show. Jill Halfpenny was superb as beverley, but have to say the original play had the edge !!
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- Fri 22 Jun 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Denis Russo dance !! @
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Review 15 for Abigails Party
Just perfect!
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- Tue 19 Jun 2012 @
Favourite moment: Beverly smoking when bending over Laurence when he's suffering a heart attack! @
Posted 21/06/2012
by Wellers
Location:Wisborough Green
True to the original classic and wonderful acting! Couldn't fault anything. Just loved it.
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- Tue 19 Jun 2012 @
Favourite moment: Beverly smoking when bending over Laurence when he's suffering a heart attack! @
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Review 16 for Abigails Party
Abigails Party - wow!
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- Sat 2 Jun 2012 @
Posted 16/06/2012
by Anonymous
Location:Basingstoke
Fantastic remake of a classic. My only criticism would be that Angela wasnt quite right. She spoke too fast so didnt seem quite as dull as she should have been.
Nevertheless a wonderful night. Well done.
Nevertheless a wonderful night. Well done.
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Review 17 for Abigails Party
The Party to End All Parties
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- Fri 1 Jun 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Demis Roussos argument @
Posted 14/06/2012
by Verandaman
Location:Sutton Coldfield
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So funny I pulled muscles in my chest. So reminiscent of the seventies and all it's preoccupations. Nice to indulge the nostalgia and enjoy Mike Leigh's quirky sense of humour.
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- Fri 1 Jun 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Demis Roussos argument @
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Review 18 for Abigails Party
Great theatrical performances from TV actors!
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- 23/05/2012 @
Favourite moment: Natalie Casey's (character Ang) arrival on the stage is hilarious. @
Posted 24/05/2012
by LazWaz
Location:London
The set of this is wonderful, a proper 70s home - complete with separate kitchen. Then Jill Halfpenny saunters in, looking remarkably stunning in a skin tight, almost lime green, floor-length dress.
From that moment on, she steals the show with her portrayal of Beverly - an aspirational cliche of a 70s housewife, who likes gin and cigs and finding ways to escape her suburban boredom - in this instance, by cracking onto her neighbour's husband.
Plays starring a motley bunch of soap stars shouldn't be this good, but this one is. Former Hollyoaks actress Natalie Casey, whose portrayal of the dowdy Ang provided a laugh a minute. Add to this some top performances from Andy Nyman, Susanna Harker and Jo Absolom and you have a fun couple of hours here.
My only criticism is there was no discernible plot line per se - which meant it was more like a sitcom than a play, in the traditional sense of the word. Still, I like sitcoms.
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- 23/05/2012 @
Favourite moment: Natalie Casey's (character Ang) arrival on the stage is hilarious. @
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Review 19 for Abigails Party
Abigail's Party FANTASTIC!!!
Menier Chocolate Factory @
- London @
- Sat 17 Mar 2012 @
Favourite moment: JUst the whole play!! @
Posted 20/03/2012
by Terri888
Location:Hertfordshire
Great time had by all. Great theatre, my first time there. Friendly cosy and fabulous atmosphere. Restaurant Theatre looked good. Wish we had eaten there!!
Abigail's party was so well acted we felt we were back in the SEVENTIES!!!
Thank you for a wonderful day. Great being 3 30pm so easy to get to.
Terri g
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- Sat 17 Mar 2012 @
Favourite moment: JUst the whole play!! @
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