In Georgian London no one is more famous than Samuel Foote. Satirist, impressionist and dangerous comedian, he has become a celebrity in a city, and at the moment in time, when the concept of selling personality was born. He even has the ear of the king. Adored by many, despised by some, Foote finds himself at the sharp end of attacks from the press... and a surgeon's knife. And in an age obsessed with fame, his colleagues from the worlds of science and the stage - from Benjamin Franklin to David Garrick - begin to wonder: does fame make you mad?T01178345385Producer Michael Codron. Producer Anthony Pye-Jeary. Producer Greg Ripley-Duggan (for Hampstead Theatre). Director Richard Eyre. Design Tim Hatley. Performer Simon Russell Beale (Mr Samuel Foote). Performer Dervla Kirwan (Peg Woffington). Performer Joseph Millson (David Garrick). Performer Micah Balfour (Frank Barber). Performer Jenny Galloway (Mrs Garner). Performer Ian Kelly (Prince George). Performer Forbes Masson (John Hunter). Performer Colin Stinton (Benjamin Franklin / Charles Macklin). Performer Sophie Bleasdale (Miss Chudleigh). Performer Joshua Elliott (Hallam). | |
| 28 Oct 15 to 23 Jan 16 | Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End :: V396 listing details L02070839954 |
T1794770493Producer Hampstead Theatre. Director Richard Eyre. Design Tim Hatley. Performer Simon Russell Beale (Mr Samuel Foote). Performer Dervla Kirwan. Performer Joseph Millson. Performer Micah Balfour. Performer Sophie Bleasdale. | |
| 14 Sep 15 to 17 Oct 15 | Hampstead Theatre, Inner London :: V202 listing details L0452050633 |
