Photo Flash: INVINCIBLE Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James

Invincible by Torben Betts, directed by Ellie Jones, opened last night at the St. James Theatre and will run until 09 August 2014. The production has transferred to the St. James Theatre following a sell-out run at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. Scroll down for a look at the opening festivities!

Last night's press performance was followed by a party celebrating the career of Sam Walters, who until recently was artistic director of the Orange Tree Theatre.

The recession is biting hard and so Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the north of England. They want to live, work and to raise their two young children in a friendly community, among what Emily terms 'real people', away from the cold anonymity of the city.

So these left leaning, well educated people have invited over two of their neighbours in an attempt to break the ice. Tonight Alan and Dawn are to be offered olives, anchovies and are to be introduced to Karl Marx and abstract art. As classes and outlooks collide, the scene is set for a meeting which will have consequences as hilarious as they are tragic.

Daniel Copeland plays Alan, with Laura Howard as Emily, Samantha Seager as Dawn and Darren Strange as Oliver. The production is designed by Sam Dowson with lighting by John Harris.

Photo Credit: Richard Davenport