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In the heart of late-nineties London, a quartet of strangers are drawn together by chance, passion and temptation. As relationships shift and loyalties are tested, a tangled web of love and duplicity transforms into a dangerous game where desire and deception blur the lines between intimacy and betrayal. The Olivier award-winning work follows the lives of out-of-towner Alice, photographer Anna, obituary writer Dan and dermatologist Larry over several years as they meet, bond, separate and move on. Patrick Marber's Closer is a provocative, witty and emotionally devastating play that views love and sex like politics: it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. It is a brilliant exploration of the brutal anatomy of modern romance, and the painful truths we hide from those we love. A modern classic, 2026 marks 22 years since the Oscar-winning film adaptation starring Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Clive Owen hit cinemas and 29 years since the play premiered at London’s Royal National Theatre.