Brief Encounter

Your heart dances. The world seems strange and new. You want to laugh and skip and fall forever… You are in love. You are in love with the wrong person. Laura, the respectable suburban wife, and Alec, the idealistic, married doctor, meet in a station buffet and fall passionately in love, but are doomed never to find fulfilment.

Based on the classic film of the same name, which was in turn based on the Noel Coward play Still Life, this heart-warming and tragic story will have you laughing and crying in equal measure. Featuring Noel Coward’s trademark wit and songs from his vast back catalogue, Emma Rice’s fresh take on the original material is a must-see for fans of theatre and cinema alike.

Stalwart director Andrew Close returns to the Summerseat Players with a production he has directed twice before to rave reviews.