London Garrick Theatre – Absent Friends – 1976 – Richard Briers

About this Absent Friends theatre programme

An original theatre programme for Alan Ayckbourn’s Absent Friends at the Garrick Theatre, London, dated February 1976. The cast includes Richard Briers, Peter Bowles, Cheryl Kennedy, Pat Heywood, Ray Brooks and Phyllida Law. Ayckbourn’s bittersweet comedy is set at a tea party for a friend whose fiancée has recently drowned. A great 1970s piece of theatre memorabilia with two future sitcom legends.

Condition: V Good, vlcr, tiny tiny edge ni on rear (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Absent Friends premiered at Ayckbourn’s theatre in Scarborough in 1974.
• Richard Briers was starring in The Good Life on BBC television during this period.
• Phyllida Law is the mother of actresses Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson.