Rehearsals began this week for the first London revival of Alan Ayckbourn's comedy thriller Communicating Doors.
Lindsay Posner directs a cast including
David Bamber - who is currently appearing in Posner's production of Harvey at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, following a national tour;
Lucy Briggs-Owen (Jessica) - who originated the role of Viola in the stage version of Shakespeare in Love;
Matthew Cottle(Harold)- most recently seen in A Small Family Business at the National Theatre;
Robert Portal (Reece) who appeared in the feature films Mr Turnerand My Week with Marilyn; Imogen Stubbs (Ruella) - was last seen in the West End in Strangers on a Train, and
Rachel Tucker (Poopay) - in her first role back in the UK following her recent Broadway debut in Sting's The Last Ship. The production opens on 13 May, with previews from 7 May, and runs until 27 June.
A hired dominatrix flees for her life through a hotel communicating door only to find herself 20 years in the past....
Communicating Doors won Ayckbourn the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best West End Play Award and the prestigious Molière Award in France. It was also nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy.
Alan Ayckbourn is an Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright who has written 78 plays, more than half of which have been produced in London's West End as well as around the world. Some of his best known work includes Absurd Person Singular, The Norman Conquests, Season's Greetings, Bedroom Farce and A Chorus of Disapproval.
Lindsay Posner returns to the
Menier Chocolate Factory having previously directed Abigail's Party for the theatre (also Theatre Royal Bath, Wyndham's Theatre and UK tour). This will be his second time directing an Ayckbourn play, following Relatively Speaking at Wyndham's Theatre. He has two shows currently in the West End - Harvey at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Hay Fever at the Duke of York's. His recent productions includeSpeed the Plow (Playhouse Theatre), A Little Hotel on the Side (Theatre Royal Bath), Other Desert Cities, The Winslow Boy and Noises Off (The Old Vic), The Turn of the Screw (Almeida Theatre) and Uncle Vanya (Vaudeville Theatre). He was Associate Director of the Royal Court from 1987-1992 where his productions included Death and the Maiden (which transferred to the Duke of York's and won two Olivier Awards), Colquhoun and McBrydeand The Treatment.
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