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Dateline:
4th September, 2005
Glorious! at
the Duchess
It has been confirmed that Peter Quilter's new play Glorious!,
about the "dire diva" Florence Foster Jenkins and starring
Maureen Lipman, will open at the Duchess Theatre on 2nd November (previewing
on 1st) after its six venue tour.
It opened at Birmingham Rep on 2nd September, playing there until 17th,
before visiting Newcastle, Malvern, Richmond, Glasgow and Bath.
Hall in High Society
Jerry Hall will play Mrs Lord when the Open Air production of High
Society transfers to the West End after its national tour, which
finished earlier this year.
The show will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 10th October (previews
from 1st).
Journey's End
Casting
The cast has been announced for Journey's End which opens at
the New Ambassadors on 22nd September (previews from 10th). The cast
includes Ben Righton (Stanhope), Michael Siberry (Osborne), Stephen
Bent (Trotter), Jake Harders (Hibbert), Tom Payne (Raleigh) , Robert
East (Colonel), Alex Giannini (Hardy & Sergeant Major), Rod Smith
(Mason ), Robert Orme (Corporal Broughton) , Richard Pepper (German
Soldier & Bert).
This will be David Grindley's production's fourth West End outing.
It opened at the Comedy in January 2004, then transferred, first, to
the Playhouse and then to the Duke of York's. It has also toured the
UK. It is currently booking to 7th January, 2006.
Riding in Salisbury
Joanna Riding is to star in the UK premiere of Arthur Miller's Playing
for Time from 10th to 26th November at Salisbury Playhouse. The
production will then transfer to the Yvonne Arnaud in Guildford, where
it will play from 29th November to 3rd December.
Set in Auschwitz, the play is based on the novel by Holocaust survivor
Fania Fenelon, the part which Riding will play. In the 1980 film version,
the part was played by Vanessa Redgrave.
Asher and Feast at the
Court
Jane Asher and Michael Feast are to co-star in The World's Biggest
Diamond by Gregory Motton when it premieres at the Royal Court Theatre
Upstairs on 2nd November (previews from 28th October).
The production runs until 26th November.
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