Robert Powell and Liza Goddard Set to Star in RELATIVELY SPEAKING

Robert Powell and Liza Goddard will star in a new production of Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking; one of his funniest plays and one that turned him into a household name.

Beautifully crafted, wonderfully funny and charmingly English, when the show opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 1967, the critics hailed the arrival of a great new comic talent.

Greg only met Ginny a month ago but has already made up his mind that she's the girl for him. When she tells him that she's going to visit her parents, he decides this is the moment to ask her father for his daughter's hand. Discovering a scribbled address, he follows her to Buckinghamshire where he finds Philip (Robert) and Sheila (Liza) enjoying a peaceful Sunday morning breakfast in the garden, but the only thing is - they're not Ginny's parents.

Robert received multiple awards and a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of Jesus in Franco Zefferelli's Jesus of Nazareth. His extensive stage performances include Alan Bennett's Single Spies, Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell and most recently, King Charles III.

Liza is one of the UK's favourite actresses. Her extensive range of Ayckbourn credits includes Life Of Riley, Communicating Doors, Season's Greetings, Life And Beth, and If I Were You. Television work includes cult classics Doctor Who and Bergerac. She has made guest appearances in BBC's Wild West, CITV's Out Of Sight and ITV's Midsomer Murders.

They are joined by Lindsey Campbell as Ginny and Anthony Eden as Greg.

Director Robin Herford's numerous credits include Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce and Season's Greetings, Rain Man, The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, and the phenomenally successful stage adaptation of The Woman In Black - a production which has now celebrated 25 years in the West End and been seen by more than seven million people.

Designer Peter McKintosh is the winner of an Olivier Award for Crazy For You in the West End and was Olivier nominated for Hello Dolly. His productions of Death And The Maiden, Butley and The 39 Steps all received Tony nominations on Broadway.

Relatively Speaking Producers Theatre Royal Bath Productions are one of the most highly-regarded producers of touring and West End productions. Recent productions include the hugely successful The Father with Kenneth Cranham (West End and on tour), Present Laughter with Samuel West and Phyllis Logan (UK tour), and the upcoming Stepping Out with Amanda Holden, Tamsin Outhwaite and TracyAnn Oberman, and A Room With A View with Felicity Kendal.

Relatively Speaking is at The Marlowe Theatre from Tuesday 27 September to Saturday 1 October. Tickets, priced from £19.50 to £34 (discounts available; booking fee applies) are from the Box Office on 01227 787787 or marlowetheatre.com.