Hampstead Theatre to stage UK premiere of Reasons To Be Happy

Neil LaBute’s romantic comedy Reasons to be Happy will receive its UK premiere at Hampstead Theatre.

Directed by Michael Attenborough, Reasons to be Happy follows the lives and loves of four friends as they desperately search for that most elusive goal in life: happiness.

LaBute’s witty drama explores “unfinished business”: even though couples break up and friends drift apart, certain relationships never really cease. But does stepping backwards ever bring true happiness? Reasons To Be Happy is a companion piece to Reasons to be Pretty, which Attenborough directed in 2011 at the Almeida Theatre.

Reasons To Be Happy will be designed by Soutra Gilmour, with lighting by Oliver Fenwick and sound by Fergus O’Hare.

Casting to be announced.

Reasons To Be Happy runs from 17 March 2016 until 24 April 2016 at Hampstead Theatre.

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