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| The Philadelphia Story | The Philadelphia Story Closed 6 August 2005
from London Ticket Web | The Philadelphia Story Rich, haughty and spoilt, Tracy Lord is about to get married for the second time, to the solid but stuffy George Kittredge. But she's reckoned without Macaulay Connor, a reporter who's been sent to cover her wedding in the country near Philadelphia, and her quick-thinking, free-drinking first husband C K Dexter Haven. The presence of both men at her pre-nuptial party, the collision of the volatile emotions of the trio, combined with a drunken midnight swim, provokes Tracy into learning some painful lessons, and taking an unaccustomed look into her own heart. Phillip Barry's delicious and sparkling comedy of manners and character takes a critical but affectionate look at the values and behavior of the American ultra-rich. The Philadelphia Story is a compelling mixture of wit, satire and romance, with a freewheeling heroine who delights, exasperates and moves us in equal measure. Cast includes Kevin Spacey as C K Dexter Haven (up to 18 June 2005 only) and Jennifer Ahle as 'Tracy Lord'.
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| THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
Old Vic Theatre
Waterloo Road, SE1 8NB.
Nearest Tube: Waterloo. London Underground Tube Map
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Opened 10 May 2005
Closed 6 August 2005
Performance Times:
Evenings: Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30pm
Performance length: to be announced
Prices:
Monday to Wednesday (including VAT)
Front Stalls £45.00 - £51.00
Dress Circle £ 51.00
Lilian Baylis Circle £35.00
Prices: Thursday to Saturday (including VAT)
Front Stalls £45.00 - £54.00
Dress Circle £54.00
Lilian Baylis Circle £35.00
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| | What's New | The Philadelphia Story Closed 6 August 2005
this play by Philip Barry. Directed by Jerry Zaks. Phillip Barry's sparkling and witty Broadway comedy, never before seen in the West End, will feature Kevin Spacey in one of the lead roles (up to 18 June 2005 only). |
| Theatre Review | The Philadelphia Story It's likely that this glossy, elegant, expensive revival of The Philadelphia Story will prove a real smash hit for Spacey The current Vic cast under their Broadway director Jerry Zaks, achieve near-perfect comic timing, but class and style are less easily taught across 60 years, and Jennifer Ehle has a tough time banishing memories of Hepburn in the 1940 movie. Along the way there are splendid performances, not least from Spacey himself as the husband and Julia McKenzie as the mildly befuddled mother of the bride.
The Daily Express
After Hepburn on celluloid, all arch and artificial as Philadelphia heiress Tracy, Jennifer Ehle offers a fresh and terrific attraction. Miss Ehle portrays a haughty, huffy girl who lets champagne and the smitten writer-journalist Macaulay almost, but not quite, get the better of her virtue in the swimming pool. She transmits real pathos... Barry does not organize the romantic comedy and the clash of rival males with any of the dash, dazzle and sophisticated wit that characterizes the well-heeled lovers in, say, Coward's Design For Living. Yet at the happy, unexpected marital ending, Ehle's flushed outburst of joy makes this Philadelphia Story as charged with emotion as the film original.
London Evening Standard |
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