TERENCE RATTIGAN AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
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TERENCE RATTIGAN AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
The Society has arranged “An Evening on Terence Rattigan with Princess Galitzine” to take place in the Lecture Theatre of the V & A Museum on:-
Monday 15 July, 18.30 – 19.30 (talk): Lecture Theatre
19.30 – 20.15 (refreshments). Silver Galleries
The great 1950’s Dior model, Jean Dawnay (Princess George Galitzine) will discuss being the friend, muse and hostess of Terence Rattigan with his biographer Geoffrey Wansell. Together with Giles Cole, they will give a unique insight into the private face of one of the twentieth century’s greatest playwrights.
Tickets £15 (including wine reception)
The evening will begin with our President, Princess Galitzine in conversation with Geoffrey Wansell, Vice President and a backdrop of photographs of Jean Dawnay in her modelling days. The event will include readings from the plays by actors Judy Buxton, Giles Cole and Stephen Martin-Bradley. (Giles and Stephen are TRS Committee members)
HOW TO BOOK.
The event is open only to members of the V & A and members of the Society. For details of how to book, please contact Barbara Longford (barbara.longford@ntlworld.com )
New Society members should also contact Barbara.
N.B.
Members can read Barbara Longford’s interview with Princess Galitzine, which is published in the July edition of ‘The Oldie’ in the Members’ Area of this website.
John Gay interview by Scott McConnell
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The 1958 Film adaptation of Separate Tables staring Rita Hayworth is being screened by BFI as part of their Rita Hayworth season, click here for more details.
‘The Winslow Boy’ heads to Broadway
- At June 10, 2013
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Next season, a revival of ‘The Winslow Boy’ will be opening at the Roundabout American Airlines Theatre in New York. It will be starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Roger Rees and joins two other productions from the Roundabout Theatre Company: Donald Margulies’ ”Dinner With Friends” and Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing”.
‘The Winslow Boy’ is about father who sets out to prove his son’s innocence when he’s accused of theft. Lindsay Pointer, who directed the production at the Old Vic in London will also be returning.
Visit the Roundabout Theatre Company’s website by clicking here.
Less Than Kind – Reviews
- At May 25, 2013
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REVIEW: Less Than Kind, Salisbury Playhouse
9:44am Wednesday 22nd May 2013 in Stage Reviews By Brendan McCusker
Less Than Kind, Salisbury Playhouse
UNPERFORMED since Terence Rattigan wrote it in 1944, this is an interesting revival of his “lost” play Less Than Kind.
Convincingly set in wartime London, Canadian steel magnate John Fletcher (superbly played by William Gaminara from BBC TV’s Silent Witness) is a wealthy industrialist and member of the Tory wartime cabinet.
He lives with his lover Olivia Brown (stylishly performed by Sue Holderness from TV’s Only Fools And Horses) in relaxed comfort with maids and secretaries.
However, Olivia’s teenage son Michael (a smoothly spiky portrayal by Charlie Hamblett) returns home from evacuation with a passionate left-wing philosophy and a deep hatred for everything that his mother’s lover stands for.
Does his mother choose her lover or her son?
With tenuous links to Shakespeare’s Hamlet – “less than kind” is a quote from that play’s opening – this is a thoughtprovoking drama mixed with romantic comedy.
Wartime London is immediately evoked with explosions, searchlights and all-clear sirens, reinforced with convincing 1940s costumes and language – “What a corking idea!”
The stage set is a masterpiece of atmospheric detail, and the play’s themes are as relevant today as when Rattigan created the piece – a desire for a more equal society with “fair shares for all” and a secure welfare state, polarised by established privilege and selfcentredness.
Less Than Kind runs until Saturday.
“Less than Kind” UK National Tour 2013
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We are delighted to announce the UK National Tour of Terence Rattigan’s Lost Comedy “Less than Kind” directed by Adrian Brown.
For details and dates of forthcoming performances throughout this year, please click on the thumbnail picture of the flyer on the right hand side.
