How The Other Half Loves

How The Other Half Loves London tickets

How the Other Half Loves is Alan Ayckbourn's hilarious comedy of social satire and marital misunderstandings. Starring Roger Allam and Dorothy Atkinson, this revival brings one of Britain's most beloved comedies to life at The Old Vic. Playing for a strictly limited run, book your official tickets today. 

What is How The Other Half Loves about?

Three couples, two homes, one laugh-out-loud domestic farce. 

When Fiona Foster and Bob Phillips find themselves under suspicion from their respective spouses, they hatch a seemingly harmless plan to protect themselves. Their solution? Enlist the unsuspecting Featherstones as their perfect alibi. But as one little lie leads to another, three couples become entangled in an increasingly chaotic web of deception, misunderstandings and hilariously awkward encounters. 

The confusion spirals delightfully out of control in this sharp-witted comedy packed with clever twists and laugh-out-loud moments. 

How The Other Half Loves facts and critical acclaim

• Having written 74 full-length plays, Alan Ayckbourn is one of the most prolific and widely performed of living English language playwrights.
• Roger Allam is the winner of three Olivier Awards
• Dorothy Atkinson and Alan Ayckbourn are longtime collaborators; they first worked together at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in 1998.

How The Other Half Loves cast

• Frank Foster - Roger Allam
• Fiona Foster - Dorothy Atkinson

Further casting to be announced

How The Other Half Loves creatives

• Playwright - Alan Ayckbourn
• Director - Phillip Breen
• Set & Costume - Rob Howell
• Lighting - Azusa Ono
• Sound - Dyfan Jones