{"product_id":"9781839041198-way-old-friends-do","title":"The Way Old Friends Do","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about two friends who form the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, two Birmingham school friends tentatively come out to one another: Edward as gay; Peter, even more daringly, as an ABBA fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly thirty years later, they meet again – and take a chance by forming the world's first ABBA tribute band in drag. It's a riot of platform boots and dodgy beards, 'Waterloos' and 'Chiquititas', and they couldn't escape if they wanted to. But can Edward and Peter's friendship survive the tribulations of a life on the road?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Hallard's \u003cem\u003eThe Way Old Friends Do\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender, laugh-out-loud comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens. It premiered at Birmingham Rep in 2023, directed by Mark Gatiss, before touring the UK, including a run at Park Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play offers every theatre company and drama group all the ingredients to give their audience the time of its life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737012547681,"sku":"9781839041198","price":9.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26723312.jpg?v=1731119993","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041198-way-old-friends-do","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}