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Performance

VenueThe Coronet
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From18th January 2016
To13th February 2016
WhenMon-Fri 19:30. Sat 15:00, 19:30
The Coronet (V1163069430)
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  • Date of change: 5 Jan 16 - T01953875693
  • Date of change: 2 Dec 15 - T01953875693

Five Finger Exercise

Five Finger Exercise

Work:: Five Finger Exercise (S260193014)

They say the family that plays together, stays together. For Walter, the young tutor to a middle class English family, this saying is about to take on a deeper meaning. As relationships spiral out of control, the family's weekend retreat in the country rapidly becomes a battle field. Stanley is a self-made businessman incapable of expressing his emotions or compromising with others; his wife Louise imagines herself an intellectual, though her intelligence is more of an affectation than a reality. Stanley and Louise hire Walter, a teacher from Germany, as a tutor for their two teenage children, effeminate Clive and high-strung Pamela. Walter tries to ingratiate himself with the family, with little success; when he tries to get to know Louise better, she imagines that he's fallen in love with her, and she's deeply hurt when he confesses that he instead sees her as a motherly figure. Walter is eventually driven to the brink of suicide, which forces the family to reconsider their attitudes toward Walter and each other.
Author Peter Shaffer

Production:: (T01953875693)

Producer Print Room at the Coronet
Director Jamie Glover
Design Andrew D Edwards
Lighting Johanna Town
Sound Peter Rice
Performer Jason Merrells (Stanley)
Performer Lucy Cohu (Louise)
Performer Lorne MacFadyen (Walter)
Performer Tom Morley (Clive)

Listing:: L1992952474




Reviews

Reviews


Ann mcbeth: 21Jan16: Star RatingStar RatingStar RatingStar RatingStar Rating
Get this play in the West End!!! Gripping from stsrt to finish with superb acting by all players.... Bests anything I have seen in the past year and certainly NOT dated!!!

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Ann mcbeth (21Jan16): Get this play in the West End!!! Gripping from stsrt to finish with superb acting by all players.... Bests anything I have seen in the past year and certainly NOT dated!!!
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