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Constant Companions

In his 89th play Alan Ayckbourn weaves together the story highflying lawyer Lorraine, lonely bachelor Don and technician Winston with characteristic humour and compassion.

7 September - 7 October

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The Round

Approx. 2h 45m (including interval)

About

Lorraine is a fabulously successful lawyer of a certain age. Jan Sixty is the janitor of her building, an android of indeterminate age. In a not-too-distant future where humans have turned to artificial friends for companionship without compromise, can Lorraine and Jan find true love?

In Constant Companions, Alan Ayckbourn weaves together their stories and those of lonely bachelor Don, technician Winston, PA Sylvia and android maid Edie with characteristic humour and compassion.

Alan Ayckbourn is one of the UK’s most successful playwrights. Constant Companions is his 89th play – most of them have premiered here at the SJT. Inducted into American Theatre’s Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Critics’ Circle Award for Services to the Arts, he became the first British playwright to receive both Olivier and Tony Special Lifetime Achievement Awards. 

Praise for Ayckbourn's previous work:

"He is a kind of English Chekhov who is also an incomparably fine director of his own serious comedies"
Wall Street Journal

"Inventive and empathetic, timely and fun"
The Times

"Hilarious... deeply moving"
The Yorkshire Post

“Tenderly written, ingeniously constructed”
The Stage

Access Performances

Captioned: Thursday 28 September, 7.30pm
Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thursday 28 September, 1.30pm
BSL interpreted & audio-described: Saturday 30 September, 2.30pm (BSL trailer here)
Socially distanced: Monday 11 September, 7.30pm

Post-show Q&A: Thursday 21 September, 7.30pm

Previews: On Thursday 7 September ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats.

Age guidance: 12+

Credits

Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn

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Dates

Thursday

7th September

7:30pm

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Friday

8th September

7:30pm

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Saturday

9th September

2:30pm

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Saturday

9th September

7:30pm

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Monday

11th September

7:30pm

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Tuesday

12th September

7:30pm

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Wednesday

13th September

7:30pm

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Thursday

14th September

1:30pm

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Thursday

14th September

7:30pm

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Friday

15th September

7:30pm

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Saturday

16th September

2:30pm

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Saturday

16th September

7:30pm

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Monday

18th September

7:30pm

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Tuesday

19th September

7:30pm

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Wednesday

20th September

7:30pm

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Thursday

21st September

1:30pm

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Thursday

21st September

7:30pm

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Friday

22nd September

7:30pm

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Saturday

23rd September

2:30pm

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Saturday

23rd September

7:30pm

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Monday

25th September

7:30pm

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Tuesday

26th September

7:30pm

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Wednesday

27th September

7:30pm

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Thursday

28th September

1:30pm

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Thursday

28th September

7:30pm

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Friday

29th September

7:30pm

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Saturday

30th September

2:30pm

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Saturday

30th September

7:30pm

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Monday

2nd October

7:30pm

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Tuesday

3rd October

7:30pm

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Wednesday

4th October

7:30pm

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Thursday

5th October

1:30pm

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Thursday

5th October

7:30pm

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Friday

6th October

7:30pm

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Saturday

7th October

2:30pm

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Saturday

7th October

7:30pm

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