Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Patrick Marber, Mark Strong, Kimberly Williams

Creatives/Company

Author: David Mamet
Director: Peter Gill
Design: John Gunter
Lighting: Andy Phillips
Music: Terry Davies

Speed-the-Plow

Speed-the-Plow (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01710947405. Details of all Speed-the-Plow archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S5052

Archive Listings

24 Apr 00 to 29 Apr 00	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Mar 00 to 22 Apr 00	The Ambassadors Theatre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Mar 00 to 11 Mar 00	Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Feb 00 to 4 Mar 00	Richmond Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Feb 00 to 26 Feb 00	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

User Review: 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.

User Reviews

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.

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