My City - Almeida Theatre
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2013-06-20
How would you feel if, 15 years after you last saw them, you bumped into the one person who had the biggest influence on your life?
On a dusky evening, old friends Richard and Julie find their primary school headmistress lying on a park bench in the sha...
How would you feel if, 15 years after you last saw them, you bumped into the one person who had the biggest influence on your life?
On a dusky evening, old friends Richard and Julie find their primary school headmistress lying on a park bench in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral. As they become reacquainted with her and the other teachers that helped shape them, memories of their vivid and imaginative lessons come to life and their tales of London inspire Richard and Julie once more.
Stephen Poliakoff's first new theatre play for over a decade celebrates the power of storytelling to raise the human spirit.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Sep 8 2011 to Nov 5 2011 |
| Theatre | Almeida Theatre |
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| My Rating | Review This Show |
| Cheapest ticket | £8 |
| Most expensive ticket | £26 |
| Michael Coveney (What's on Stage, Independent) | Full Review | |
| West End Whingers | Full Review | |
| Libby Purves (The Times) | Full Review | |
| Patrick Marmion (Daily Mail) | Full Review | |
| Henry Hitchings (Evening Standard) | Full Review | |
| Ian Shuttleworth (Financial Times) | Full Review | |
| Time Out (Other reviewers) | Full Review | |
| Charles Spencer (The Telegraph) | Full Review | |
| Michael Billington (The Guardian) | Full Review | |
| Paul Taylor (The Independent) | Full Review |
| Sarah Snyder | ||
| Nikki Miller | ||
| Louise Lockie |
Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Drama | |
| Synopsis | ||
| How would you feel if, 15 years after you last saw them, you bumped into the one person who had the biggest influence on your life? On a dusky evening, old friends Richard and Julie find their primary school headmistress lying on a park bench in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral. As they become reacquainted with her and the other teachers that helped shape them, memories of their vivid and imaginative lessons come to life and their tales of London inspire Richard and Julie once more. Stephen Poliakoff's first new theatre play for over a decade celebrates the power of storytelling to raise the human spirit. | ||
| Author | Stephen Poliakoff | |
| Director | Stephen Poliakoff | |
| Featured Actors/Actresses | Tom Riley | |
| Sorcha Cusack | ||
| Siân Brooke | ||
| Hannah Arterton | ||
| Tracey Ullman | ||
| David Troughton | ||
| Designer | Lez Brotherston | |
| Lighting Designer | Oliver Fenwick | |
| Sound | Ben and Max Ringham | |
| Casting | Andy Pryor | |
| Assistant Director | Laura Farnworth | |
| Music | Ben and Max Ringham | |