Absurd Person Singular
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge
450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge
Alan Ayckbourn is one of England's most prolific playwrights, and he's becoming a favorite in the theaters of America as well. Absurd Person Singular is one of his classics, a wickedly funny play about the changing tides of married life. Three couples host Christmas Eve gatherings in their respective homes over three successive years. Over the course of the parties, relationships change, fortunes soar and dive, and the social kaleidoscope is totally shaken up. Add an off-stage couple whose jokes are really bad, some of the most ingenious failed suicide attempts ever devised and lots of gin, and you've got a comedy with very sharp teeth.
Thru - Aug 18, 2013