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VenueWhite Bear
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From7th November 2017
To25th November 2017
When19:30. Sun 16:00
White Bear (V256)
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  • Date of change: 20 Sep 17 - T01505623477

The Tailor-Made Man

The Tailor-Made Man

Work:: The Tailor-Made Man (S0616418223)

True story of William Haines, the silent screen star who was fired by Louis B Mayer of MGM Studios because he was gay and refused to marry and give up his lifelong partner Jimmy Shields. In 1930, William 'Billy' Haines was one of MGM's most idolised male stars, second only to John Gilbert. On screen he was tailor-made to get the girl in the last reel. On the back lot he cruised every bit player and stagehand in sight. Billy lived openly with his lover and former stand-in Jimmy Shields. This was tolerated by the studio until rumours started to seep out into the wider world. Louis B Mayer ordered him to marry the sultry silent screen vamp Pola Negri. Billy refused and so Louis B Mayer fired him. Billy's defiance of the studio led to his second and even more successful career as an interior designer to the stars. The Tailor-Made Man is a story about Hollywood and its system and hypocrisy, but above all it is the story of Billy and Jimmy's turbulent, passionate love affair that survived and lasted over 50 years.
Author Claudio Macor (original play)
Adapted by Amy Rosenthal (musical adaptation)
Music Duncan Walsh
Music Adam Meggido
Lyrics Adam Meggido

Production:: (T01505623477)

Director Bryan Hodgson
Performer Paul Hunter (Napoleon)
Performer Peter Dewhurst (Irving)
Performer Henry Felix (Victor Darro)
Performer Edwin Flay (Howard)
Performer Dean Harris (Louis B Mayer)
Performer Rachel Knowles (Carole Lombard / Pola Negri)
Performer Yvonne Lawlor (Marion)
Performer Mitchell Hunt
Performer Tom Berkley

Listing:: L1843845653




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