Abigail's Party
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Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television, devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new midd
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Alison Steadman
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Alison Steadman is an English actress. She received the 1977 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for Abigail's Party, the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for t
Abigail's Party
…studio. It's slightly compromised as a play, but not too seriously. However, as a piece of craft, it's simply appalling. The original production starred Alison Steadman as Beverley, and Tim Stern as her husband Laurence. They are holding a drinks party for their new neighbours, Angela (Janine Duvitski) and her husband…
Steadman during a recording of You'll Have Had Your Tea for BBC Radio 4 in 2006