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London Classic Theatre presents The Olivier Award Winning Comedy HYSTERIA by Terry Johnson Swansea Grand Theatre Wed 19 – Sat 22 April |
Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, the frantically funny farce, Hysteria, is at Swansea Grand Theatre from Wednesday 19th to Saturday 22nd April. Evening performances are at 7.30pm, with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm.1938. Hampstead, London. Sigmund Freud has fled Nazi-occupied Austria and settled in leafy Swiss Cottage. The ageing Freud intends to spend his last days in peaceful contemplation, but when Salvador Dali pays a visit and discovers a naked woman in the closet, eye-popping mayhem ensues. An acknowledged modern classic, Terry Johnson’s hilarious farce explores the fallout when two of the twentieth century’s most brilliant and original minds collide. “A custard pie of comic brilliance” Time Out Terry Johnson is one of the UK’s most celebrated contemporary playwrights. His notable successes include Mrs Henderson Presents, Dead Funny, Insignificance, The Graduate and Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle & Dick. London Classic Theatre is one of the UK’s leading touring theatre companies. Recent successes include national tours of The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and Alan Ayckbourn’s Absent Friends. Tickets for this performance are available from the Box Office on 01792 475715 or can be purchased online at www.swanseagrand.co.,uk and are £11.00 - £17.00* with an opening night 2 for 1 offer (terms and conditions apply) and selected concessions available on selected performances. *All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. |
| Grand Theatre Swansea web site: http://www.swanseagrand.co.uk/ |
| Jo Hicks e-mail: Jo.Hicks@swansea.gov.uk |
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 |
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