Coast Theatre Presents
The Party Guest
Written and directed by Jacquie Penrose
After Coast Theatre’s sell-out production of Other People’s Shoes on the Chichester Fringe in 2025, we now present The Party Guest in Southsea. The play is a revival, first presented by Bench Theatre as part of the Havant Literary Festival, which then went on to win Best Actor, Best director and Best New script at the All England Theatre Festival (South) in 2010.
Alan, Jack and Lulu once starred together in a production of ‘The Cherry Orchard’. Now, years later, they all meet again by chance after their lives have taken very different paths, with only Alan still clinging on in the “business” in small walk-on parts. They tell very different stories about their relationship all those years ago, and their reunion is not what any of them would have hoped.
Venue:
Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre
1-3 Palmerston Road PO53QQ
https//:southseacinema.co.uk
Date and time:
Sunday 31st May 2026 at 4pm and 7pm. (£12 and £10c)
Venue contact:
Aysegul Epengin – 07854700126 – admin@southseacinema.co.uk
Coast Theatre contact:
Jacquie Penrose – 07854138213 – jacpen65@gmail.com