Forty - Hackney Empire
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
WRITTEN by and starring Angie Le Mar, Forty runs at Hackney Empire (Main House) from Saturday, August 2 to Sunday, August 17, 2008.
Five women meet for the first time in 25 years to celebrate Carol’s 40th birthday. However, what starts out to be an entertaining reunion is interrupted with issues of the past that come home to roost.
The friends arrive with great expectations of each other but how will they live up to it? And will the night be a complete disaster for Carol?
Starring alongside Le Mar (as Sandra) are Orlessa Altass (Carol) whose previous credits include EastEnders, SouthWestNine, Emmerdale, Doctors, Tube Tales and Bad Girls (TV) as well as Stereo (Tricycle Theatre); and Ellen O’Grady (Mandy) whose credits include Doctors, Goodnight Sweetheart (TV) and Bad Girls – The Musical, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Theatre).
Also in the cast are Carol Moses (Jennifer) whose theatre credits include Tiata Delights (Almeida Theatre) and The Maid (Oval House Theatre); and Catherine Hammond (Joyce) who has appeared on stage in Tell Tara (New Writers Festival), The Amen Corner (Bristol Old Vic), The Maintenance Man (Canal Café Theatre), and A Slice Of Saturday Night (Bloomsbury Theatre).
Forty is directed by Treva Etienne whose acting credits include Eyes Wide Shut, Black Hawk Down, Pirates Of The Caribbean II and Bad Boys II (film); The Real McKoy, London’s Burning, The Lenny Henry Show, Desmonds and The Fast Show (TV).
Forty follows the success of The Brothers and Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is?
Tickets: £17.50 + concessions.
Time: 8pm.
For more information call the box office on 020 8985 2424 or visit the website.