Adrian Dunbar will star as 'Vermeer' in "GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING", a new play by David Joss Buckley, which will open in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Monday 29 September, following previews from 24 September, for a limited season ending on Saturday 1 November.
Johannes Vermeer is the greatest painter of his time. When he hires a young girl Griet to help in his house, it is not long before she becomes more than a servant - she starts to help him in his studio, learning the art of painting by watching the master. And then, secretly, Vermeer begins to paint her and Griet becomes model and muse for his greatest masterpiece "Girl With A Pearl Earring". This new play is a stage adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling novel, which was subsequently made into an acclaimed film.
Kimberley Nixon (who played 'Sophy' in the television adaptation of "Cranford") plays 'Griet',
Sara Kestelman 'Maria Thins',
Niall Buggy 'Van Ruijven' and Lesley Vickerage 'Catherina'. Also in the cast are
Maggie Service, Jonathan Bailey and Flora Spencer-Longhurst.
"GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING" is directed by
Joe Dowling, with set and lighting design by
Peter Mumford, costume design by
Fotini Dimou, sound by
Matt McKenzie and original music by Christopher Gunning.
"GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING" is produced by
BrIan Eastman and
Andrew Welch.
Performance times at the Theatre Royal Haymarket will be Mondays to Saturdays at 7.30pm, with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. Tickets, priced from £17.50 - £45.00, are available from the Theatre Royal Haymarket Box Office on 0845 481 1870 or at
www.girlwithapearlearring.co.uk
Prior to the West End, "GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING" will play the Cambridge Arts Theatre from 11-20 September.
Photo of Adrian Dunbar in Boeing-Boeing by Manuel Harlen
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