Absent Friends

Summary

1985 BBC production of Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn.

Theatre play

Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn [more information]

Play synopsis

'A tea-party has been arranged for the recently bereaved Colin by "friends" and acquaintances. However, Colin’s acceptance of his situation and of his fulfilling time with his fiancée only serves to highlight and widen the rifts in the other relationships.' Source: http://absentfriends.alanayckbourn.net/.

Production history

World premiere: 17 June 1974, Library Theatre, Scarborough.

Date of transmission

Sunday 29 September 1985

Time

8.35-10.05pm

Series

Theatre Night

Channel

BBC2

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Michael Simpson

Producer

Shaun Sutton

Lighting

Dave Sydenham

Playwright

Alan Ayckbourn

Musical Arrangements by

Harry Rabinowitz

Conductor

Harry Rabinowitz

Designer

Don Homfray

Introduced by

Julia McKenzie

Cast

Hywel Bennett	John
Tom Courtenay	Colin
Dinsdale Landen	Paul
Maureen Lipman	Marge
Kate Lock	Evelyn
Julia McKenzie	Diana

Audiovisual sources

Title

Absent Friends (BBC, 1985)

Archive

BBC Information and Archives [more information]

Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

Absent Friends: Adaptations in Other Media (Website)

Reference

http://absentfriends.alanayckbourn.net/styled-9/page17.html (accessed 8 July 2014)

Title

Radio Times, 26 September 1985 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 33