A PLAY about the lives and loves of gay friends in the 1980s will be performed this spring.

Kevin Elyot’s landmark play, My Night With Reg, is a moving exploration of friendship, desire and love in the shadow of the AIDS crisis.

Set in a London flat in 1985, it sees the four main characters discuss their connections with the unseen yet magnetic Reg, taking audiences on a journey of heartbreak and celebration.

The Olivier award-winning play was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1994 and has been revived by Green Carnation Company for a UK tour this year.

This includes a performance at the Gala Theatre in Durham City on March 5.

Robin Byers, theatre manager, said: “My Night With Reg is such an important play and we are delighted the team is bringing this highly anticipated revival to Durham. We are committed to producing and staging stories that all members of society can relate to.

“My Night With Reg may be a comedy but it is also incredibly powerful and moving. It is certainly a play you will not want to miss.”

Tickets for My Night With Reg cost £16, £14 for concessions or £12 for Gala members.

For more information or to book, visit www.galadurham.co.uk or call the Box Office on 0300-266- 300.