Volcano - Vaudeville Theatre
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2013-05-26
Never performed in the author's lifetime due to the climate at the time, this is the first major production of a work which gives a fascinating insight into the glamorous and sometimes scandalous island lifestyle which Coward himself enjoyed.Recently w...
Never performed in the author's lifetime due to the climate at the time, this is the first major production of a work which gives a fascinating insight into the glamorous and sometimes scandalous island lifestyle which Coward himself enjoyed.Recently widowed Adela Shelly finds herself being seduced by the suave Guy Littleton, a visitor to her elegant Pacific house on the side of an island volcano. When Guy's acid-tongued wife Melissa decides to fly in to see off the competition, she hasn't contemplated that Adela's best friend, Ellen, might also be falling for her husband... and as tensions bubble up from under the surface and begin to erupt, so does the volcano, all with explosive consequences...
Show Details
| Running dates | from Aug 14 2012 to Sep 29 2012 |
| Theatre | Vaudeville Theatre |
| Pro Average | |
| My Rating | Review This Show |
| Cheapest ticket | £20 |
| Most expensive ticket | £60 |
| Michael Billington (The Guardian) | Full Review | |
| Michael Coveney (What's on Stage, Independent) | Full Review | |
| Libby Purves (The Times) | Full Review | |
| Fiona Mountford (Evening Standard) | Full Review | |
| Time Out (Other reviewers) | Full Review | |
| Paul Taylor (The Independent) | Full Review | |
| Patrick Marmion (Daily Mail) | Full Review | |
| West End Whingers | Full Review |
| There are no peer reviews for this show yet |
Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Drama | |
| Synopsis | ||
Never performed in the author's lifetime due to the climate at the time, this is the first major production of a work which gives a fascinating insight into the glamorous and sometimes scandalous island lifestyle which Coward himself enjoyed. Recently widowed Adela Shelly finds herself being seduced by the suave Guy Littleton, a visitor to her elegant Pacific house on the side of an island volcano. When Guy's acid-tongued wife Melissa decides to fly in to see off the competition, she hasn't contemplated that Adela's best friend, Ellen, might also be falling for her husband... and as tensions bubble up from under the surface and begin to erupt, so does the volcano, all with explosive consequences... |
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| Author | Noel Coward | |
| Director | Roy Marsden | |
| Featured Actors/Actresses | Tim Daish | |
| Robin Sebastian | ||
| Perdita Avery | ||
| Finty Williams | ||
| Jason Durr | ||
| Dawn Steele | ||
| Jenny Seagrove | ||
| Designer | Simon Scullion | |
| Lighting Designer | Mike Robertson | |
| Sound | Matthew Bugg | |