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Laugh out loud ABBA drag comedy, The Way Old Friends Do comes to the West End!

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This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Running until 9 September 2023

Run time 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)

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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 (SherlockDraculaDoctor WhoThe 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.

Age restriction

This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Running time

2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)

Performance dates

17 August - 9 September 2023

Venue Information

Criterion Theatre
218-223 Piccadilly, St. James'sLondonW1V 9LB

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