Southwark Playhouse | Wednesday 1 July to Saturday 25 July
The European premiere of the acclaimed
Orson’s Shadow
produced by Jagged Fence Productions and Smith & Brant Theatricals
Executive Producers of “Memphis”
Outstanding Play of the Year! – Lortel Awards nomination
“Beguiling, full of wit, intelligence and salacious interest”
Chicago Tribune
“A deliciously funny, delightful backstage comedy” Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
1960. Backstage at London’s Royal Court Theatre. Hollywood giants Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier have been persuaded to work together for the first time – the inspired idea of legendary theatre critic, Kenneth Tynan. Welles has agreed to direct Olivier and Joan Plowright in a production of Eugène Ionesco’s masterpiece Rhinoceros. But with Olivier’s eccentric wife Vivien Leigh added to the volatile mix, legendary egos collide both on stage and off.
Based on true events, Orson’s Shadow, by Austin Pendleton, is a critically acclaimed comedy that is a sharp-witted yet tender-hearted expose’ of the thin skins, hot tempers, and rampaging egos that exist when two titans of the stage and screen come together. It was nominated Outstanding Play of the Year in the Lortel Awards on its New York debut.
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Cast
Gina Bellman will play Vivien Leigh,
Edward Bennett (Kenneth Tynan),
Louise Ford (Joan Plowright),
John Hodgkinson (Orson Welles),
Adrian Lukis (Laurence Olivier),
Ciaran O’Brien (Sean).
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Creatives
Written by August Pendleton
Directed by Alice Hamilton
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Booking Information
The Large, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD
Wednesday 1 July – to Saturday 25 July
Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm (Saturday matinee at 3.00pm)
Prices
£18.00/£16.00 concessions
Preview performances (before 6th July) £10.00
Box Office
Telephone 020 7407 0234