Theatre at the Tabard announces The Last Laugh by Richard Harris

Theatre at the Tabard is to present The Last Laugh by Richard Harris as the first in-house production in their relaunch season.

Following a short closure and return to the Tabard name, the London venue will stage the piece 9 November – 3 December 2022.

Nick Bromley directs David Tarkenter (The Censor) and Matt Wake (The Writer) in this hilarious and moving satire about freedom of expression and censorship, adapted from an original play by Japanese writer Kōki Mitani.

Design is by Hardy Gru with lighting design by Nat Green and sound design by Nick Gilbert.

A beleaguered comedy writer meets a stubborn government censor with no sense of humour in repeated attempts to gain approval for his new play. As the writer jumps through the censor’s hoops, a new play emerges while the two very different men come to understand one another and build an unlikely bond.

Set in a dystopian state with the war outside creeping ever closer, this witty play explores what comedy is and why it is so important to laugh.

For more information and tickets, visit tabard.org.uk