once in a lifetime

 

Once in a Lifetime

by Moss Hart and George S Kaufman

As the talkies hit the headlines, three New York actors abandon their clapped-out vaudeville act to make it big in Hollywood. Jerry and May have a brilliant idea: a voice school for the brainless stars of the silent movies. Their sweet pal, George, tags along for the ride. He’s dumb enough to impress the mighty Glogauer, head of Glogauer Studios, and when Jerry and May are drummed out of town, George comes up smelling of roses.

We can’t fail. We’re pioneers in a new field. The talkies are the thing of the future and there’s going to be no stopping them. Got that?

From the great masters of American comedy comes the best ever play about the movies. A vast cast and all the visual extravagance of Hollywood’s golden age: an irresistible comic treat.

‘A well-oiled laughter machine.' Daily Telegraph

‘Edward Hall’s irresistibly glamorous production explodes like a great, glittering firecracker.’ Sunday Times

Director: Edward Hall
Designer: Mark Thompson
Lighting Designer: Hugh Vanstone
Sound Designer: Paul Groothuis
Music arranged and directed by: Martin Lowe
Musical Staging: Rob Ashford
Associate to Rob Ashford: Chris Bailey
Dialect Coach: Joan Washington
Company Voice Work : Patsy Rodenburg

Cast:
George Lewis : Adrian Scarborough
May Daniels : Victoria Hamilton
Jerry Hyland : Lloyd Hutchinson
Helen Hobart : Issy van Randwyck
Susan Walker : Caroline Sheen
Mrs Walker : Marcia Warren
Herman Glogauer : David Suchet
Miss Leighton / Stilton Girl : Serena Evans
Lawrence Vail : Jonathan McGuinness
Rudolph Kammerling : Tim McMullen
Porter / Miss Fontaine's Chauffeur / Moulton & Carpenter : Alan Cooke
Coatcheck Girl & Ensemble : Akiya Henry
Cigarette Girl & Ensemble : Sarah Annis
Florabel Leigh / Lily & Ensemble : Rachel Stanley
Phyliss Fontaine / Bridesmaid : Lisa Donmall
Miss Leigh's Chauffeur / Mr Flick & Ensemble : Nick Fletcher
Weisskopf / Scenario Writer & Ensemble : Paul Cawley
Policeman / Electrician / Biographer & Ensemble : Nicholas Tizzard
Policeman / Electrician / The Groom & Ensemble : Jack Tarlton
Meterstein / Scenario Writer/ Ernest & Ensemble : William Osbourne
Bishop / Newspaper / Fulton & Ensemble : Matt Zimmerman
George's Secretary / Miss Leigh's Maid / Miss Chasen & Ensemble : Kate Best
Bellboy / 1st Page & Ensemble : Joshua Dallas
Stilton Girl / Voice Class Girl / Bridesmaid & Ensemble : Inika Leigh Wright
Stilton Girl / Miss Newton / Bridesmaid & Ensemble : Alexis Owen Hobbs
Stilton Girl / Miss Fontaine's Maid / Bridesmaid & Ensemble : Emma Tunmore
Bridesmaid / Office Girl / Ensemble : Edwina Cox
Stilton Man / Page / Carpenter & Ensemble : Adam Shipway
Stilton Man / Truckman & Ensemble : Paul Basleigh
Jummerling / Office Worker / Ensemble : Michael Rouse

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어제 멋진 영국 노신사분과 sun과 chan 과 national theatre 에서 본 연극.

중간 중간 멋진 음악들과 무대 바로 앞자리에서 본 탓에 배우들의

익살스런 표정까지 볼수 있어서 영어가 좀 딸림에도 부족하고 재밌게볼수 있었던....

may 역의 여자 주인공은 목소리가 너무 아름다워서 감탄했다

wagamama 에서 먹은 조금 짰던 해물 라면과 디저트로 먹은 코코넛 아이스크림..

초대해주신 영국신사분과 sun 에게 감사를.

카메라를 들고 갔어야 하는데..너무 아쉽다.오랫만에 외출이었는데

템즈강도 너무 오랜만에 가서 너무 좋았다.

기억에 남기고 싶은 밤이다.

 

                                                              11. 03. 06