World-famous dark comedy performed by multiple award-winning Brighton Fringe regulars. The play revolves around three long-term friends. The relationship between two of them is thrown into turmoil by the unexpected purchase of a hugely expensive - and seemingly ridiculous - piece of art. The third friend, on the eve of his wedding and already on edge, is caught in the middle as tensions reach boiling point. Art by Yasmina Reza won a string of awards including a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Brought to you by Rialto Productions (formally Pretty Villain Productions at Rialto Theatre), featuring Duncan Henderson (The Shark Is Broken, The Polished Scar), Neil James (Betrayal, The God Of Carnage) and Sophie Dearlove (Betrayal, The God Of Carnage), directed by Roger Kay (Glengarry Glen Ross, Betrayal, The Vertical Hour).2014, 2015, 2016 & 2018 Brighton Fringe award-winners.2019, 2021 & 2022 Brighton Fringe award-nominees."the best of the Fringe" - Fringe Review : God Of Carnage"sensational and raises the bar for Fringe theatre" - Broadway Baby : Betrayal"one of the most remarkable theatrical productions Ive seen in years" - Fringe Review : The Polished Scar

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Mama Biashara
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