The Rose Tattoo

Play :: show/work:S4800, production/tour:T01190097543

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19 Mar 07 to 8 Aug 07

The Rose Tattoo Play :: listing:L0504764840, production:T01190097543, show:S4800, venue: V373

Olivier (National Theatre) West End Greater London

Details

A young Sicilian widow living in a small Italian community in the deep south of America sustains herself on rosy memories of her deceased husband. However, on discovering that he had a mistress, her world is totally shattered, until a handsome truck driver with an uncanny resemblance to her husband comes to town. The play is a romantic comedy filled with Sicilian folklore and small town mores, which ultimately is a celebration of life. Running time 2 hours 50 minutes inc. interval
Performers Zoe Wanamaker, Darrell D'Silva, Rosalind Knight, Maggie McCarthy, Sheila Ballantine, Susannah Fielding, Stephanie Jacob, Andrew Langtree, Jules Melvin, Sharon Bower, Jonathan Bryan, Nicolas Chagrin, Marilyn Cutts, Buffy Davis, Rendah Heywood, Katerina Jugati, Mac McDonald, Gerald Monaco, Francine Morgan, Marianne Morley, Sadie Shimmin. Author Tennessee Williams. Producer National Theatre. Director Nicholas Hytner. Design Mark Thompson. Lighting Peter Mumford. Sound Paul Groothuis.