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Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television, devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s.
Abigail's Party: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski, John Salthouse. Arguably the most famous edition of Play For Today, and one of the most beloved, as Mike Leigh directs a comedy of manners. Middle-class suburbia gets to reveal its darker side over the course of an increasingly uncomfortable drinks party.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Leigh
- 1977-11-01
Apr 6, 2022 · English. British suburbanites Laurence and Beverly are entertaining their new neighbors, Angela and Tony as well as Susan, whose teenage daughter, Abigail is having a party to which Susan has been dis-invited. Over drinks and snacks, clichés and fatuous small talk abound.
- 102 min
Sep 26, 2009 · Here Mike Leigh discusses the enduring appeal of his play, while Imogen Carter talks to leading lady Alison Steadman, along with actors, writers and directors who saw the show in 1977… and have...
© 2024 Google LLC. Abigail's Party is a much-beloved play Mike Leigh made for the BBC's Play For Today, in 1977 The play is a suburban situation comedy of manners and a satire...
- 102 min
- 4
- Union Jackie
Abigail's Party. Click here for best printing of Abigail's Party text. Abigail's Party is a house of mirrors in which reflected images have completely replaced the originals–Beverly, for example, being less a hostess than something much more unsettling: someone playing at being a hostess. In a sense, there is no Beverly.
1h 46m. Directed by Mike Leigh • 1977 • United Kingdom Starring Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski. Mike Leigh’s filmed version of his acclaimed stage play is a brilliantly biting comedy of manners that lays bare the bourgeois affectations and sexual frustrations of a young suburban couple. Abigail’s mother, Sue (Harriet ...
