Miracle - Susannah York stars
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
RUBY in the Dust’s UK premiere of Reza de Wet’s Miracle, starring Susannah York, will have special preview performances in the crypt of St Andrew Church, Holborn, prior to its West End transfer to Leicester Square Theatre.
The special Christmas dates at St Andrew – December 15 to December 19, 2009 – takes the story to its intended location, placing the characters and the audience in the real crypt, among the memories and ghosts of Christmas past.
Miracle is the dark, gothic tale of a troupe of actors who arrive in a small town in search of a venue in which they give the “performance of a lifetime”. The action takes place entirely within the crypt of a derelict church, the only place they can find to stage their show, “Everyman”.
However, with the arrival of a mysterious stranger dressed in black, and an equally mysterious death, a twist is added to this darkly comic story. But, as they say, the ‘show must go on’. Or does it?
York’s theatre credits include September Tide (Comedy Theatre); The Merry Wives of Windsor, Camino Real and Hamlet (RSC): and The Cherry Orchard, Picasso’s Women, Amy’s View and The Hollow Crown (national tours). She also performed her own one person show The Loves of Shakespeare’s Women at the Edinburgh Festival subsequently taking it to New York, Hungary, Georgia, Australia and on tour in the UK.
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Her numerous screen credits include We’ll Meet Again, The Crucible (with Sean Connery), The Prince Regent, Second Chance, Fallen Angels and Star Quality (TV); The Greengage Summer, Tom Jones, Tunes of Glory (alongside Alec Guinness and John Mills), They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Images, A Man For All Seasons, The Killing of Sister George and The Battle of Britain (film).
Joining her in the cast of Miracle will be Tim Woodward, who has worked for the National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Almeida Theatre, and Lynne Miller (The Bill’s Cathy Marshall).
St Andrew Church Crypt, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC4A 3AB
Tickets: £22.50 (includes seasonal refreshments) – available from Ticketweb
Time: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm.
Miracle will subsequently run at Leicester Square Theatre (Basement) from January 5 to January 24, 2010.
Tickets: £20.
Times: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm, Sunday at 4.30pm.