Theatre at the Tabard will present The Last Laugh by Richard Harris from 9 November-3 December, the first in-house production in their relaunch season, following a short closure and return to the Tabard name.

Nick Bromley directs David Tarkenter (The 47th, Old Vic) as The Censor and Matt Wake (Lately and The Players of Dieudoné, Lion and Unicorn Theatre) as The Writer in this hilarious and moving satire about freedom of expression and censorship, adapted from an original play by Japanese writer Kōki Mitani.

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.

The production is designed by Hardy Gru, with lighting by Nat Green, and sound by Nick Gilbert.

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