Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | London Assurance (National Theatre)
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| Other uniform titles: | Adaptation of (work): Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890. London assurance.
Hytner, Nicholas,
Lough, Robin,
Thompson, Mark, 1957 April 12-
Portman, Rachel,
Leonard, John,
Austin, Neil,
Bean, Richard, 1956-
Mackmin, Scarlett,
Sampson, Nick,
Frame, Richard,
Ready, Paul,
Cross, Matt,
Beale, Simon Russell,
Addy, Mark, 1964-
Service, Maggie,
Markey, Simon,
Terry, Michelle (Actress)
Jayawardena, Tony,
Shaw, Fiona, 1958-
Briers, Richard,
Inocian, Junix, 1951-
Whitworth, David,
Mark, Extance,
Puwanarajah, Prasanna,
Drummond, Fiona,
Matthews, Laura,
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| Other authors / contributors: | National Theatre (Great Britain), production company.
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| ISBN: | 9781350935099
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file MP4
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| Notes: | By Dion Boucicault, in a new version by Richard Bean.
Stage director, Nicholas Hytner ; screen director, Robin Lough ; designer, Mark Thompson ; music, Rachel Portman ; sound designer, John Leonard ; lighting designer, Neil Austin ; textual revisions, Richard Bean ; choreographer, Scarlett Mackmin.
Nick Sampson (Cool) ; Richard Frame (Martin) ; Paul Ready (Charles Courtly) ; Matt Cross (Richard Dazzle) ; Simon Russell Beale (Sir Harcourt Courtly) ; Mark Addy (Squire Max Harkaway) ; Maggie Service (Pert) ; Simon Markey (James) ; Michelle Terry (Grace Harkaway) ; Tony Jayawardena (Mark Meddle) ; Fiona Shaw (Lady Gay Spanker) ; Richard Briers (Mr Adolphus Spanker) ; Junix Inocian (Mr Solomon Isaacs) ; David Whitworth (Doctor) ; Mark Extance (Servant) ; Prasanna Puwanarajah (Servant) ; Fiona Drummond (Doctor's daughter) ; Laura Matthews (Doctor's daughter).
Recorded at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre Live on 28th June, 2010.
In English. No subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 27, 2019)
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| Summary: | "Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else. Then Lady Gay Spanker, a married woman also visiting at the house, is persuaded by Charles to seduce his father and thus divert his attention from Grace. Much confusion and scheming ensues. Originally written by Dion Boucicault, this is a new version by Richard Bean which premiered at the National Theatre in 2010. Nicholas Hytner directs Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw in this new version of the classic comedy about life, love and mistaken identity in 19th Century London"--Bloomsbury Drama Online.
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| Target Audience: | Age recommendation: 12+
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| Standard no.: | 10.5040/9781350935099.01
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