Friends star Matthew Perry will star in the world premiere of his playwriting debut, THE END OF LONGING, at London’s Playhouse Theatre next year.

This fast paced, and bittersweet comic new play will begin previews on 2 February running until 14 May 2016.

Critically acclaimed and award-winning director Lindsay Posner (Speed-the-Plow, Other Desert Cities) will direct. Perry and Posner previously joined forces in 2003 for Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Comedy Theatre.

Matthew Perry is most widely known for his role as Chandler Bing on the television sitcom Friends, which ran for 10 seasons. His additional television credits include The Ron Clark Story, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine, Go On and The Odd Couple. Perry has also starred in the films Fools Rush In, The Whole Nine Yards and 17 Again.

A sharply written and hilarious dark comedy, THE END OF LONGING follows four lost souls, entering their forties and searching for meaning. After sharing one raucous night together in a downtown Los Angeles bar, their lives become irreversibly entwined in a rollercoaster journey that forces them to confront the darker sides of their relationships.

With further casting still to be announced, THE END OF LONGING tickets are on sale now.