Performance

Venue	Southwark Playhouse Borough
	Other spaces: The Large, The Little
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	1st July 2015
Opened	7th July 2015
To	25th July 2015
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Sat Mat 15:00
What is currently on at Southwark Playhouse Borough (V226)

Orson's Shadow

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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 Eugene 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.

Author

Austin Pendleton

Archive :: production:T01060201931, play:S1381857156, venue:V226

Production details

European Premiere. The Large

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Emily Dobbs Productions
Producer	Robyn Keynes (for Smith and Brant Theatricals)
Director	Alice Hamilton
Design	Max Dorey
Costume	Max Dorey
Lighting	Nicholas Holdridge
Sound	Giles Thomas
Director	Rupert Hands (assistant)
Performer	Gina Bellman (Vivien Leigh)
Performer	Edward Bennett (Kenneth Tynan)
Performer	Louise Ford (Joan Plowright)
Performer	John Hodgkinson (Orson Welles)
Performer	Adrian Lukis (Laurence Olivier)
Performer	Ciaran O'Brien (Sean)

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