The Tabard’s Musical Next Door’s Baby is an “irresistible gem of a production”
1950’s Dublin, and two families living in adjoining terraced houses become locked in a bitter matriarchal feud about a Bonny Baby competition run by the local newspaper.
Mrs O’Brien is widowed, hard-up, but ferociously proud of her five children – Dickie, Orla, Sheila, Larry and little Conor, the baby who will put their name in lights. She is icily polite to ‘her next door’, Mrs Hennessy, whose lifestyle is one of ease.
Against a traditionally Irish backdrop, where respectability is all and you judge a woman by the dazzling whiteness of her net curtains, each family nurses a secret; one that could unite them or tear them apart. It’s only on the eve of the Bonny Baby final that we discover their fate.
Directed by Keith Strachan, Next Door’s Baby is funny and poignant in equal measure, with uplifting songs, an exceptionally talented cast and a hearty dose of Irish life.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “ Next Door’s Baby delivers a brilliant script with brilliant acting, rounded out by brilliant singing. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. See it now.” London Pub Theatres Magazine
★ ★ ★ ★ “‘Next Door’s Baby’ is a well-crafted insight into the highs and lows of family life and relationships” Theatre and Tonic
★ ★ ★ ★ “an irresistible gem of a production” The Review Chap
“Joy and tears mingle at a production not to be missed” ChiswickW4.com
BOOKING INFORMATION
Playing until 27th May, performances are Tuesday to Saturday 7:30pm, Saturday matinees 3pm, Sunday matinees 2pm, Thursday matinees 1pm (18th and 25th May).
Book online at: tabard.org.uk/whats-on/next-doors-baby
Or call: 020 8995 6035 / email: info@tabard.org.uk
In-person bookings can be taken on the door half an hour before each performance
Coming soon to the Theatre at the Tabard:
Jenny Eclair in Older and Wider: Live – Sunday 21st May and Sunday 4th June 6pm
Stand Up Comedy from Ania Magliano & Huge Davies - Monday 22nd May 7.30pm
A Critical Stage – 31st May to 17th June
Dal Segno: Friday Night at the Gig! – 21st June to 8th July
For full listings and booking details visit: tabard.org.uk/whats-on
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May 11, 2023
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