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How the Other Half Loves

29 Jul–19 Sep 2026

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What you need to know

Running Time

TBC

Content Guidance

Suitable for ages 12+

Tickets

Previews and Off-Peak £14.50–£71.50, Peak £16.50–£76.50. Premium and Charitable tickets available.

Read about our Season In The Round to find out more about the seating configuration for this production.

Preview

29 Jul–10 Aug 2026

Access Performances

Audio Described:
Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm (Touch Tour 12noon)
Monday 14 September, 7.30pm (Touch Tour 5.30pm)
British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreted:
Wednesday 09 September, 7.30pm
Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm
Captioned:
Friday 11 September, 7.30pm
Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm
Relaxed (also Audio Described, BSL Interpreted and Captioned):
Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm (Touch Tour 12noon)

Find out more about Access at The Old Vic

£23.50–£26.50 Access rate available for all performances and one carer/companion ticket per booking available at the same price. Join the free Access Membership and book online or call 0344 871 7628

Dates

29 Jul–19 Sep 2026

About the show

‘I haven’t got any problems.’

‘Never mind, we’ll soon invent some.’

Three couples, two homes, one laugh-out-loud domestic farce.

When Fiona Foster and Bob Phillips are each accused of having an affair by their spouses, they use the innocent and unsuspecting Featherstones as an alibi, dragging them into a web of chaos and confusion. As the lives of the three couples intertwine, the lies deepen and mayhem ensues in one of theatre’s most entertaining comedies.

The play that cemented Alan Ayckbourn as one of Britain’s greatest modern playwrights, How the Other Half Loves is a raucous take on sex, class and marital misunderstanding.

This production, starring Roger Allam and Dorothy Atkinson and directed by Phillip Breen, returns Ayckbourn’s classic to the In The Round staging it was written for.

Pre-theatre dining

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Info & Discounts

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OFF-PEAK PERFORMANCES
Preview performances: Wed 29 Jul–Mon 10 Aug 2026
Off-Peak performances: Mon–Wed performances 12 Aug–16 Sep 2026

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