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Version 1

Bent (1979-07-Criterion Theatre-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Criterion Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
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Première Preview : Wednesday 04 July 1979
Première : Wednesday 04 July 1979
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Robert Chetwynd •
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Producteur :
Avec : Ian McKellan, Tom Bell, Peter Cellier, Richard Gale, Jeremy Arnold, Roger Dean, John Francis, Ken Shorter, Terence Suffolk, Haydn Wood, Jeff Rawle
Commentaires : Bent was first presented at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England, on May 3, 1979. It was directed by Robrt Chetwyn. The play subsequently transferred to London's West End at the Criterion Theatre on July 4, 1979. The play premiered on Broadway at the New Apollo Theatre in New York City on December 2, 1979. It was directed by Robert Allan Ackerman.

Named among the "10 most influential postwar British plays" by Guardian UK!

Version 2

Eastward Ho! (1981-07-Mermaid Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Mermaid Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 65 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Tuesday 07 July 1981
Dernière : Saturday 15 August 1981
Mise en scène : Robert Chetwynd •
Chorégraphie : Charles Augins •
Producteur :
Avec : Richard O’Brien (Quicksilver), Paul Whitman (Golding), Prue Clarke (Mildred), Anita Dobson (Gertrude), Philip Sayer (Sir Petronel Flash), Mark Rylance, Vivienne Ross, Susan Beagley, Belinda Sinclair, Hugh Futcher
Commentaires : This was a musical version of the Ben Jonson/George Chapman play set in the City of London and alongside the Thames in the 17th Century . With its almost formulaic pattern to earlier Mermaid musicals - lying, cheating, fornicating, stealing to the strains of loud music and over-the-top performances - this was a flop. It was the first show in the newly rebuilt Mermaid following major re-development, and sadly was the beginning of a downward turn in the Mermaid’s fortunes.