The Way Old Friends Do Tickets
Laugh out loud ABBA drag comedy, The Way Old Friends Do comes to the West End!This production is recommended for ages 14+.
Performance dates
17 August - 9 September 2023
Run time 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)
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Tickets for The Way Old Friends Do are available to purchase now!
Laugh out loud new comedy written by and starring Ian Hallard (The Boys in the Band), featuring the voices of Miriam Margolyes and the late Paul O’Grady, shimmers its way into the Criterion Theatre this summer. Book your tickets for the fabulous The Way Old Friends Do today, it would be a drag to miss it!
About The Way Old Friends Do
It is the late 80s in Birmingham, two school friends make a cautious but bold decision to come out. One comes out as gay, whilst the other more unexpectedly declares himself a fan of Swedish super-group ABBA. Fast forward thirty years, the old classmates have a lucky re-encounter and form the world’s first ever drag ABBA tribute band! United, they embark on a tour complete with platform boots, fake beards and some very distracting eye candy. Can their adult friendship endure the ups and downs of life on the road?
This touching tale will appeal to everyone who can relate to what it's like to be a fan, whether it's of ABBA, yourself or someone else.
The cast and creatives of The Way Old Friends Do
Written by and starring Ian Hallard (The Boys In The Band), with a cast including Donna Berlin (Doctors), Sara Crowe (Olivier Award winner for Private Lives), Andrew Horton (Jupiter’s Legacy) and Rose Shalloo (Malory Towers) and Anton Tweedale (The Mousetrap, West End). The show features the voices of Miriam Margolyes and the late Paul O'Grady.
Directed by the talented Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula, Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen). A Birmingham Rep and James Seabright production in association with Jason Haigh-Ellery and Park Theatre.
The Way Old Friends Do tickets are available now
You are in for a super trouper of a time with this laugh out loud new comedy. Don’t be a drag, be a dancing queen and book your tickets for The Way Old Friends Do.
Recent Reviews
Was an absolute gem of a show! From start to finish it was full of laughs and fun, great music and superb casting! Absolutely loved it and would highly recommend to anyone!
Fun night out with witty comedy - truly a ‘love story for ABBA’!
Great theatrical production which made you feel part of the actors performance. Loved it
It was a lovely storyline,very funny at times but also sad and poignant
Brilliant very funny full of one liners plenty of Abba music a must see
Absolutely amazing production, a wonderful fun filled evening our faces hurts from laughing and our hands hurt from clapping
Great actors
The show was funny but not as expected from the write up. We thought there would be lots of ABBA songs to sing a long to. There was one at the end.
Excellent venue and excellent venue
Nice theatre and an enjoyable show.
a very good show a great way to see what goes on behind the scenes
Amazing show. Excellent script. Made you laugh, cry and think. Loved all the ABBA related music played before the show and during the interval - Solo tracks, BAO, Kristina, Gemini etc. Was like listening to my Abba related playlist on Spotify!! Would highly recommend this show if your and Abba fan or not.
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