Surprises

Alan Ayckbourn is admirably prolific: this, his latest play, is number 76 in his undeniably popular canon, and arrives in Richmond following a successful stint at Ayckbourn's home theatre, Scarborough's Stephen Joseph, and in Chichester. It's a series of intertwined romances set in a near future where advances in cosmetic and geriatric surgery have increased our life expectancy to 200. Ayckbourn himself directs his original Scarborough cast, including Ayesha Antoine, Bill Champion and Laura Doddington.