Between Friends — Sep 4-19, 2026

BETWEEN FRIENDS

Written by Carolyn Pertwee With Rosalind Adler

A compelling, relatable, very human drama.  Funny yet poignant with a brilliant twist at the end of every scene.

The play is set in the near future where terrorism, unprecedented weather changes and constant power cuts are endemic. Written in 2017 I’d say, as we are now in 2026, we could safely say it plays out in ‘the present’.

Helen and Paul Levy have moved from London with their two pre-teen daughters to the comparative calm of Esher. She is mid-40’s, over anxious, compassionate, and he is in his 50’s, a worldly, cynical war photographer who still enjoys living on the edge. Reeling from recent Brussels bomb explosions, Paul is relieved to get home, unaware his own life is about to implode.

Helen is praying he will be pleased she is pregnant with their third (unplanned) child but he is furious. He is further angered that glamorous Laura Wyman, a friend from the past, married to their best friend Leon, who had killed himself, had appeared earlier in the day and has invited herself for dinner. Why has she flown in from the States?