The Henley Players - Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn - Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
Date:
26 March 2025 - 7:30pm - 29 March 2025 - 7:30pm 
It’s always good to see old friends – isn’t it? - Diana has invited Colin over for a nice cup of tea and to catch up with friends he hasn’t seen in years. Given that Colin’s fiancée has recently drowned everyone is on edge worrying about what to say to him, but when he finally arrives he seems to be the most cheerful among them. The reunion only succeeds in opening old wounds and Colin’s jolly attempts to smooth the waters only make things worse.
Set in the 1970’s and rooted firmly in that era, Absent Friends is regarded as one of Alan Ayckbourn’s finest plays. He makes this road-crash of a party both sad and touching, but always bitingly funny.
When: 26th to 29th March at 7.30pm
+ matinee Sat 29th at 2.30pm
Where: The Kenton Theatre, 19 New Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2BS
Tickets: £19-£22 from Theatre Box office: 01491 525050
email: boxoffice@thekenton.org.uk
online: thekenton.org.uk
Website: www.HenleyPlayers.com
