It has been announced that Amanda Abbington and Rosie Day will reunite to lead the company for the world première of (This is not a) Happy Room, which plays at King's Head Theatre from 26 March-27 April.

Also written by Day, Hannah Price will direct this brand-new dark comedy, with full casting to be announced shortly.

Meet the Hendersons, a happily dysfunctional family, reuniting for their dad’s third (or fourth?) wedding. Nobody expects the death of his bachelorhood to become an actual funeral… but it would be a waste of the buffet not to repurpose it, right?

Amanda Abbington said: “I have admired Rosie’s writing since Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon, so when she mentioned she was creating a brand-new play I had to read it. The script is hilarious and utterly gripping, I can’t wait to further explore the Henderson’s chaotic family dynamic and bring them to life on stage.”

Rosie Day added: “(This is not a) Happy Room is a very farcical dark comedy about the most dysfunctional of families, it’s going to be a riot to put on. I can’t wait to bring it to the King’s Head Theatre.”

The production features sound by Adrienne Quartly, lighting by Rory Beaton, and a et and costume design by Georgia de Grey.

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