The Way Old Friends Do (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (12)
See it if You like a play that explores friendships with humor. The end of the show performance was fun
Don't see it if You want to hear lots of abba songs
See it if you like ABBA, or want to see an incredible cast tackle characters putting on a drag-ABBA cover band!
Don't see it if you don't like ABBA, or the depiction of gay relationships. Read more
See it if you want an exploration of whether school friendships can be rekindled. You enjoy any hint of Abba in a show.
Don't see it if you are expecting lots of Abba music to be performed, many around me expected the whole second half to be the Abba drag show performed. Read more
See it if You're an Abba fan and want a decent comedy
Don't see it if Nothing original here, this is the sort of story you see over and over again
See it if you are an ABBA fan - showcases friends euphoria for ABBA. Smiley & some poignant moments.
Don't see it if ABBA fandom running throughout a Theatre production is not your preferred choice of viewing.
See it if you like abba
Don't see it if you are homophobic
See it if you like a hilarious, uplifting and moving comedy play with gay themes; you like Abba and maybe know some of their less well known songs;
Don't see it if you are easily offended, you don't know or like Abba
See it if You’re only there for the ABBA songs!
Don't see it if You want a really entertaining musical!
Critic Reviews (7)
"This play is an absolute delight; it is a very well written and hilarious ode to ABBA. The characters are witty without becoming stereotypes and there is heart and emotion without cheese. Get a ticket and don’t miss this wonderful show."
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"[This is] a show that so clearly knows its audience. Hallard’s script is good-hearted, soused with affection and nostalgia, and with the knowledge that ABBA fandom brings with it an embrace of naffness."
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“ ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ trades on an audience’s natural kinship with its subject and then, much like Christian in the play, betrays that trust.”
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“The whole thing is lacking in inspiration and heart; it’s not funny enough to be a jolly romp...The overriding impression is of watching an underdeveloped, somewhat niche, sitcom about friendship, before the canned laughter track has been added.”
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“Few shows get it right as effortlessly as ‘The Way Old Friends Do.’ It’s roaringly funny writing with a mix of heart alongside a truly sensational cast and expert direction makes this the perfect production... Whether you are an ABBA fan or not, take a chance on this wonderfully uplifting show and you’ll be sure to have the time of your life.”
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“Gatiss keeps a handle on the play’s sitcom veneer but at the expense of anything more substantial. This is superficial froth – not something, in my view, you could ever say about Abba.”
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“ ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ is a gorgeously realised super trouper of a play that’s well worth taking a chance on. We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more; you know what we mean, Besties...”
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