Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Brighton
County	East Sussex
From	6th March 2000
To	11th March 2000
When	Mon-Sat 19:45, Thur Mat 14:30, Sat Mat 16:00
What is currently on at Theatre Royal (V657)

Speed-the-Plow

T01710947405
When a hugely bankable star agrees to appear in a sure-fire commercial hit, film producers Bobby Gould and Charlie Fox are convinced this is the break of a lifetime. That is until Karen, a temporary secretary, derails the dream. When she persuades Bobby to dump the blockbuster in favour of a story which can only be described as box-office poison, Charlie is forced to resort to desperate measures... The original Broadway production starred Madonna while the British premiere was produced by the National in 1989.

Author

David Mamet

Archive :: production:T01710947405, play:S5052, venue:V657

Production details

Reviews

Overall: 4.00

Time Out (11Jan01): Director [Peter Gill] keeps things so well paced you forget you ve heard it all before. It s the acting that makes the evening soar. As Bobby, [Mark Strong] has a marvellous stillness - as if languor and tension had found an equilibrium. [Kimberly Williams] beautifully maintains her character s ambiguity. But it s [Patrick Marber] s lickspittle yes man who holds the stage. 4

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Company

Director	Peter Gill
Design	John Gunter
Lighting	Andy Phillips
Music	Terry Davies
Performer	Patrick Marber
Performer	Mark Strong
Performer	Kimberly Williams

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