About the Show

The Barrow Group and the Pond Theatre Company revive Mike Leigh's 1977 satire about the aspirations and tastes of Britain's then emerging middle class.

Beverly and Laurence invite their new neighbors, Angela and Tony, over for a welcome drink. They are joined by another neighbor, Sue, whose 16-year old daughter Abigail is having a party down the road. The adults drink throughout the evening and as they comically and tragically lose their guard, chaos ensues.

Critic Reviews (1)

"'Abigail’s Party' may be the most uncomfortable comedy in New York right now, and I’d sit through it again in a second. Here, humor and unpleasantness are intertwined, and that leads to laughs — many, many laughs — that are part gleeful and part appalled...Though the script is candy for actors, at its core, 'Abigail’s Party' is merely a tale of a gathering gone wrong. Yet while you may have seen much of this before, this one’s still a must-see."
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