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Following the announcement that London will be entering Tier 3 on Wednesday 16th December, we can confirm that THE COMEBACK performances from Wednesday 16th Dec onwards have been postponed. However, it is our intention to resume THE COMEBACK performances as soon as restrictions allow. Once the new dates have been finalised, we will automatically transfer your booking and ticket(s) across to the closest equivalent performance within the limited run; and will contact you with all the new details. If you’re unable to attend the new date, please be assured that your point of purchase will be able to provide further assistance.
We hope to have the new dates confirmed in the coming weeks. For now, we would like to recognise our entire team for their ongoing support. And, of course, especially you, for your continued commitment to our production.
Having installed extensive safety measures at the theatre, for the last week of previews we have been welcoming delighted audiences to the Noel Coward Theatre to enjoy this brilliant, funny and heart-warming show. They have left the theatre uplifted, energized and reminded about the power of theatre and the vital role it can play in the mental well-being of the community. We so look forward to welcoming you all again soon.
☆☆☆☆☆
A GAG-A-MINUTE TRIUMPH!
The Telegraph
THE COMEBACK, a brilliantly original and hilarious new comedy, is set to delight all generations at the Noël Coward Theatre this December. This debut play from The Pin’s award-winning Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen – ‘destined to become one of the great comedy duos’ (Radio Times) – tells the story of two double acts fighting to wrestle control of the most chaotic, farcical and high-stakes gig of their respective careers. Directed by Emily Burns, THE COMEBACK will have audiences doubled over laughing and wiping a tear away at the end with its heart-warming exploration of bittersweet nostalgia and the enduring power of friendship. This show is a much needed dose of feel-good, dizzying escapism with real emotional heart, and a celebrity guest each night to boot.
Up-and-coming comics Ben and Alex have been booked in the warm-up spot for a beloved but fading double act’s comeback tour. Neither duo are delighted to be playing to a sparse crowd in a sleepy, seaside town, but when it’s revealed that a Hollywood director is in the audience, both acts glimpse a final chance for their big break. Cue sabotage, mistaken identity and full on farcical mayhem, as the performance descends into a desperate battle for the limelight.
With the action alternating between offstage and on, and the tone between Noises Off and Morecambe and Wise’s old-school charm, this is a warm-hearted, joyful, and dazzlingly funny new comedy.
Furiously funny. London’s new heartwarming hit.
Variety
Surreal, silly and very, very funny!
Evening Standard
Cast & Creative Team
Written by and starring
Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen (known as The Pin)
Director
Emily Burns
Set and Costume Designer
Rosanna Vize
Lighting Designer
Prema Mehta
Sound Designer
Giles Thomas
Company
Barney Fishwick
Company
Alex MacKeith
The Comeback is presented by
Tulchin Bartner Productions
in association with
Playing Field, Eilene Davidson Productions, Rupert Gavin/Mallory Factor, David Mirvish