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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 29, 2019 17:39:17 GMT
Simon Callow (Four Weddings and Funeral), Jane Asher (Great Expectations), Jessica Turner (The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich) and Ash Rizi (East is East) will star in the new production of Noël Coward's A Song at Twilight, which is directed by Stephen Unwin (The Real Thing).
Running in Bath from 13 February to 23 February, the show will then tour to Guildford Yvonne Arnaud, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Windsor Theatre Royal, Rose Theatre Kingston, Malvern Theatre, Eastbourne Devonshire Park and Norwich Theatre Royal until mid-April.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 17:44:43 GMT
Lovely. I hope Jane Asher gets to try out her French accent again.
Or makes the cakes for the interval.
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Post by mrbluesky on Jan 31, 2019 9:50:18 GMT
Rather pleased with this. As a big fan of Coward, it only dawned on me recently that this is one his plays that I've had no exposure to. Never seen, nor read it, so will definitely be catching it. Plus it's Callow and Asher, and they're both rather wonderful.
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Post by showgirl on Mar 3, 2019 7:56:04 GMT
Having seen this in Guildford yesterday, I think it was one of those cases of the production being better than the play itself, which might explain why it is rarely seen. It's also pretty static - the first half in particular seemed slow - with only 4 characters and one set, so little movement in either sense.
Of course it was ideal for the venue: sold out and there were a few cries of "bravo" at the end.
Also, I don't know that I've seen Simon Callow on stage before, or if so, not for some time. I know he was playing an unsympathetic character but I really didn't take to him and would be interested to see another production with a different cast - though I may have a long wait.
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