Jermyn Street Theatre - Summer 2015 and beyond
Season preview
CONTINUING its 21st anniversary year, Jermyn Street Theatre has announced two plays for the summer months and gives a sneak preview into the autumn season.
The summer season kicks off with the world premiere of Ashley G Holloway’s Lesere, a gripping psychological thriller set in 1920s South of France in the aftermath of the First World War. It runs from July 7 to August 1.
Lesere is the story of an English couple whose quiet post-war life in rural France is suddenly interrupted by a stranger who seems to know everything about the past they are trying to forget. Exposing the falsehoods upon which they have built their lives, he shatters their fragile tranquility, intent on some terrible revenge. But what for?
Lesere is a deadly game of cat and mouse that explores the long lasting scars of war and the human capacity for self-delusion.
From August 4 to August 22, actress Susie Lindeman presents the first full West End run of Vivien: Letter To Larry.
When Laurence Olivier asked Vivien Leigh for a divorce, her response created a worldwide sensation. As the golden couple disintegrate, Vivien, alone, is left fighting for his love and her life.
Following its highly praised centenary showcases and with new archive becoming public, this new production of Donald Macdonald’s immediate and intimate work sheds new light on and taps into the ongoing fascination with the life of one of the greatest British actresses of the twentieth century.
This Autumn, Jermyn Street Theatre will be staging a series of American plays. The first of these, which runs from September 8 to October 3, is the UK premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical, See What I Wanna See, by Michael John Le Chuisa. The original production ran at the Public Theatre and starred Idina Menzel in her first role after Wicked.
This will be followed by the UK premiere of Eugene O’Neil’s early work, The First Man, which runs from October 6 to October 31 and is directed by Jermyn Street Theatre artistic director Anthony Biggs.
Drawing the season to a close – from November 3 to November 21 – will be another UK premiere, Dry Land, the critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit and Susan Smith Blackwood Award nominee by rising star Ruby Rae Spiegel.
Full details of the season along with those of the Christmas show will be announced at a later date.
Jermyn Street Theatre’s current season continues with the musical revue Jerry’s Girls, which celebrates the music of Jerry Herman (May 12 to May 31) and Michael Puzzo’s acclaimed one act dark comedy The Dirty Talk (June 2 to June 6, 2015).
For more information or to book tickets, call the box office on 020 7287 2875 or visit www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/.