Performance

Venue	Jermyn Street Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	7th February 2018
To	24th February 2018
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Thu, Sat Mats 15:30
Jermyn Street Theatre (V207)
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Date of change: 13 Feb 18 - T350345421
Date of change: 22 Jan 18 - T350345421

Mad as Hell

Work:: Mad as Hell (S1515693948)

A bar in Jamaica. The early 1960s. When womanizing, hell-raising film star Peter Finch meets Eletha Barrett, a charismatic island girl, they both get more than they bargained for. The relationship between Peter and Eletha scandalises Hollywood, and culminates in Finch's Oscar-winning performance in Network. A battle between the ?isms and schisms' of race and prejudice and the courage of love, Mad As Hell reveals for the first time how the backdrop to Finch's iconic performance was as fiery as the role he played. Cassie McFarlane first heard the story of Finch and Barrett from her mother and aunt who, like most Jamaicans of their time, were scandalised by Finch's relationship with a ?local gal'. Cassie won the Evening Standard Most Promising New Actress award for her starring role in Burning an Illusion, a pioneering film of black British cinema.

Author	Cassie McFarlane
Author	Adrian Hope

Production:: (T350345421)

World Premiere.

Producer	Jermyn Street Theatre
Director	Cassie McFarlane
Design	Cherry Truluck
Performer	Stephen Hogan
Performer	Vanessa Donovan
Performer	Alexandra Mardell

Listing:: L01790790329

Part of The Scandal Season

Production details

World Premiere. Part of The Scandal Season

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