The Comeback (play)

The play premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End on 8 December 2020 (whilst the theatre's resident show Dear Evan Hansen was on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

The play stars Ashden and Owen, is directed by Emily Burns and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions.

[2] The playtext was published by Nick Hern Books on 17 December 2020.

Guests during the London run included Simon Bird, Rob Brydon, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Danny Dyer, Graham Norton, Ore Oduba, Katherine Parkinson, Clare Balding, David Walliams and Matt Lucas, Toby Jones, Claudia Winkleman, Jayde Adams, Ruby Wax, David Baddiel, Nicola Roberts, Steve Pemberton, Sandi Toksvig, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bonnie Langford, Nish Kumar, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Ant & Dec, Beverley Knight, Patricia Hodge, Monica Dolan, Phil Wang and Martin Freeman.

The play was met to critical acclaim and a string of four and five star reviews.