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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 18:43:51 GMT
at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 22 September to 7 October 2017.
Directed by Robin Lefevre and designed by Lez Brotherston.
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Post by lynette on May 28, 2017 20:43:20 GMT
Good little play. Saw it a million years ago. Intense.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 29, 2017 15:07:29 GMT
Good little play. Saw it a million years ago. Intense. Yeah love this play. Saw the Goodman/Stevenson version a few years back. Very enjoyable |
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Post by barrowside on May 29, 2017 17:47:25 GMT
I haven't seen a Robin Lefevre production in years. He used to do exquisite work in Dublin at the Abbey and Gate.
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 29, 2017 18:45:27 GMT
It is one of those plays (like Death and the Maiden) that appeared to make an impact and then faded from view for a while.
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Post by CG on the loose on Aug 29, 2017 14:28:03 GMT
I was hearing that Jemma Redgrave had withdrawn from this and just had it confirmed in this email from Birmingham Rep:
"Due to the indisposition of Jemma Redgrave, the role of Stephanie Abrahams in Tom Kempinski's award-winning play Duet For One will now be played by Belinda Lang. She will join Oliver Cotton, playing Dr Feldmann, in Robin Lefevre's production, which plays at The REP from Friday 22 September."
A quick scan of the other venues confirms she has withdrawn from the whole tour - all venues bar Richmond (ATG) have already updated their websites, at least to remove her from the cast list if not yet always to add Belinda Lang.
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Post by lonlad on Aug 29, 2017 15:13:24 GMT
Oh dear, that is a loss. Haven't quite recovered from Lang's Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! at the Proms, which was nerve-wrackingly awful.
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Post by lynette on Aug 29, 2017 15:33:09 GMT
Hope she is ok.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Aug 29, 2017 16:36:37 GMT
Withdrawn due to 'ill health' apparently.
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Post by Polly1 on Aug 29, 2017 18:51:39 GMT
I hope Redgrave is ok, but surely Lang is completely the wrong age for this role?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Aug 29, 2017 19:28:14 GMT
The character is meant to be 33. Redgrave is 52. Lang is 63. So yes. But not by much more  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 22:26:06 GMT
I was looking forward to finally seeing Jemma on stage, hope she recovers soon. But Belinda is a safe replacement.
I didn't know the character was only supposed to be 33 so both are a lot older and artistic licence is being used.
If Jemma was unable to rehearse then she may have had to pull out from the whole tour as to have got a replacement in and then potentially got Jemma back in due course would be virtually impossible in a two hander. Also potentially upgrading the understudy may not have been and option as the producers probably wanted a decent name. Belinda has certainly performed numerous times at B'ham Rep, Malvern etc so theatregoers will know who she is.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 22:52:39 GMT
Looks like this is coming back again with Lang and Cotton
Grand Theatre Wolverhampton - 2 to 6 October
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