Performance

VenueCliffs Pavilion
TownSouthend-on-Sea
CountyEssex
From2nd July 2001
To7th July 2001
WhenCheck start date
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The Lady Vanishes

T0902474204
Based on the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Aboard a transcontinental train to London, Iris takes a nap in her compartment but wakes to find the friendly old lady who had been sitting next to her is missing. To her dismay when she queries the crew and passengers about the elderly governess' whereabouts, no one recalls seeing her...But why have the shifty physician and the mysterious nun suddenly become so concerned? Is Iris loosing her mind? And how can anyone disappear from a moving train...? Originally filmed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Author Sidney Gilliat
Author Frank Launder


Archive :: production:T0902474204, play:S0706588602, venue:V42

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Reviews

Overall: 4.00
USER (02Apr01): A splendidly entertaining romp set in a time of pre-war nostalgic enchantment close to Transylvania that allows you to put the brain into neutral. The cast performs with gusto and quick changes are de rigueur. Impossible to play straight in the light of the shift in attitudes since the 30s, but suspend your belief and hold tight for a most enjoyable train ride. An excellent set adds much to the ambience. 4

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Company

Producer Charles Vance
Company Mercury Theatre Colchester
Adapted by Andrew Taylor
Director Martin Connor
Design Mark Bailey
Lighting Tim Mitchell
Performer Dulcie Gray (withdrawn from tour after an accident in which she fractured her hip - May 01)
Performer Frances Cuka (replaces Dulcie Gray in the title role)
Performer Victor Spinnetti
Performer Edward Baker Duly
Performer Caroline Trowbridge
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