Tamzin Outhwaite to star in Abigail’s Party at Stratford East

TV and West End star Tamzin Outhwaite will star in Abigail’s Party at Stratford East.

Tamzin Outhwaite, known for TV roles in EastEnders & New Tricks will play Beverley in this major new revival of Mike Leigh’s classic dark comedy, Abigail’s Party. Outhwaite last appeared on stage in the West End revival of Noises Off, with her many stage credits including Sweet Charity, Boeing Boeing, Jamie Lloyd’s The Seagull, How The Other Half Loves, Stepping Out, Di & Viv & Rose, Breeders, and Grease.

Joining Tamzin will be comedy actor Kevin Bishop (Inside No. 9;The Kevin Bishop Show) in the role of Laurence, Pandora Colin (Dear Octopus, National Theatre; Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool) as Susan, Omar Malik (The Tower S3; My Beautiful Launderette, Leicester Curve/Leeds Playhouse) as Tony and Ashna Rabheru (Top Girls, National Theatre; Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths;The Ballad of Renegade Nell) as Angela.

Mike Leigh’s 1977 tragicomic portrait of social class, materialism and sexual tension in 1970s England is a modern classic, which started at Hampstead Theatre and went on to become a much-loved movie starring Alison Steadman.

The creative team for Abigail’s Party will also include design by Peter McKintosh; Lighting design by Howard Harrison; and Sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite.

Directed by Stratford East Artistic Director Nadia Fall, Abigail’s Party will run from 6 September to 5 October 2024.

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Main photo: Pandora Colin, Tamzin Outhwaite & Kevin Bishop