Revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s How The Other Half Loves Sets Dates in London's West End

Alan Ayckbourn’s farcical tale of matrimonial mishaps, How The Other Half Loves, is heading back to the West End this spring. The 1969 classic—the first of Ayckbourn’s plays to be staged on Broadway—returns to London to play the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited engagement March 23 through June 25. Directed by Alan Strachan, opening night is scheduled for March 31.

As Bob and Fiona clumsily try to cover up their affair, their spouses’ intervention only adds to the confusion. William and Mary Featherstone become stuck in the middle, falsely accused of adultery and with no idea as to how they’ve become involved. The plot culminates in two disastrous dinner parties on successive nights, shown at the same time, after which the future of all three couples seems in jeopardy…

2016 marks Alan Ayckbourn’s 55th year as a theater director and his 57th as a playwright. To date he has written 80 plays and his work has been translated into over 35 languages, is performed on stage and television throughout the world and has won countless awards. He became the first British playwright to receive both Olivier and Tony Special Lifetime Achievement Awards. He was knighted in 1997 for services to theater.

The production will feature sets and costumes by Julie Godfrey. Casting will be announced later.