Performance

Venue	Churchill Theatre
Town	Bromley
County	Kent
From	27th October 2003
To	1st November 2003
Churchill Theatre (V302)
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The Graduate

Work:: The Graduate (S01737361157)

Benjamin Braddock's got excellent grades, very proud parents and a bright future ahead of him. Benjamin's confused, dissatisfied and not interested in teaching or following in his father's footsteps. When Mrs Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, asks Benjamin to help her with a zip, a chain of events is set in motion which sees Benjamin fall in love with the daughter of the women he's sleeping with.

Author	Terry Johnson
Book by	Charles Webb

Production:: (T01326954743)

Producer	John Reid
Producer	Sacha Brooks
Director	Terry Johnson (original)
Director	Tamara Harvey (tour)
Design	Rob Howell
Lighting	Hugh Vanstone
Sound	Mike Walker
Performer	Glynis Barber (Cambridge / Newcastle / Glasgow / Bath / High Wycombe / Aberdeen / Southend)
Performer	Andres Williams (Benjamin Braddock)
Performer	Jessica Brooks (Elaine Robinson)
Performer	Martyn Stanbridge
Performer	Patrick Drury
Performer	Barbara Drennan
Performer	Alan Barnes
Performer	Simon Wright

Listing:: L0182643253

Current production:Work

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 19Oct03:
Despite the fuss made about Glynis Barber not wanting to play the role of Mrs Robinson the way her stage predicessor's performed Mrs Robinson, The Graduate was a funny and entertaining evenings theatre. Despite the Cliff's Pavillion being half empty ( an own goal by the manager making the fuss instead of keeping quiet ) the audience who did attend were entertained with a humourous performance as the hapless hero is first seduced by Mrs Robinson, then finds himself getting further out od his depth as he then falls for his seductress' daughter. As for "that" scene it doesn't really matter how it is played as it is brief and in subdued light so any tittliation value is minimal.

User Reviews

USER (19Oct03): Despite the fuss made about Glynis Barber not wanting to play the role of Mrs Robinson the way her stage predicessor's performed Mrs Robinson, The Graduate was a funny and entertaining evenings theatre. Despite the Cliff's Pavillion being half empty ( an own goal by the manager making the fuss instead of keeping quiet ) the audience who did attend were entertained with a humourous performance as the hapless hero is first seduced by Mrs Robinson, then finds himself getting further out od his depth as he then falls for his seductress' daughter. As for "that" scene it doesn't really matter how it is played as it is brief and in subdued light so any tittliation value is minimal.

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