INVINCIBLE

St. James Theatre Productions presents the Orange Tree Theatre’s highly acclaimed Invincible by Torben Betts, directed by Ellie Jones.

★★★★ Evening Standard

“Not much theatre makes me laugh out loud continually but Invincible, a spiky new comedy of culture clash and embarrassment from Torben Betts, is a rare and cherishable example.”

★★★★ Daily Mail

“a refreshing, Ayckbourn-style comedy”

★★★★ WhatsOnStage

★★★★ The Independent

“Ellie Jones’s fresh, punchy production”

★★★★ Financial Times

“A sharp, funny play that wrings plenty of droll comedy out of the class mismatch of two couples”

★★★★ Time Out

★★★★ The Sunday Times

“Vastly entertaining, deftly acted production that moves fairly effortlessly from high farce to pathos”

★★★★ The Times

“Highly entertaining”

★★★★ The Guardian

“Immaculate performances”

The recession is biting hard and so Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the north of England. They want to live, work and to raise their two young children in a friendly community, among what Emily terms ‘real people’, away from the cold anonymity of the city.

So these left leaning, well educated people have invited over two of their neighbours in an attempt to break the ice. Tonight Alan and Dawn are to be offered olives, anchovies and are to be introduced to Karl Marx and abstract art. As classes and outlooks collide, the scene is set for a meeting which will have consequences as hilarious as they are tragic.

The cast comprises Daniel Copeland in the role of Alan, with Laura Howard as Emily, Samantha Seager as Dawn and Darren Strange as Oliver.

Invincible will be restaged for its run at the St. James Theatre, having been presented in-the-round at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, where it received its world premiere in March this year. The Orange Tree Theatre production of Invincible played to full houses and received wide critical acclaim.

Running Time: 2hrs 20mins (inc. interval)

MUST END 9 AUGUST
Press Night: Tuesday 15 July, 7pm
Previews: Thurs 10, Fri 11, Sat 12 and Mon 14 July
Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm
Thursday and Saturday, 2.30pm