Performance

Venue	Traverse Theatre
Town	Edinburgh
County	Edinburgh
From	23rd August 2011
To	28th August 2011
Traverse Theatre (V605)
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A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson

Work:: A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson (S802813957)

Meet Samuel Johnson - poet, essayist and compiler of the first English dictionary. This evening of anecdotes and witty conversation brings to life one of the most colourful figures of the eighteenth century: irritable, generous, depressive yet hilarious. And meet characters from his life, from biographer James Boswell and painter Joshua Reynolds, to the society hostess who was Johnson's final, unrequited, love.

Author

James Boswell (with additional material by Russell Barr Ian Redford and Max Stafford-Clark)

Production:: (T0429582622)

Company	Out of Joint
Director	Max Stafford-Clark
Design	Tim Shortall
Lighting	Christopher Nairne
Costume	Karen Large
Performer	Trudie Styler (Mrs Thrale - the society hostess who was Johnson's fineal unrequited love)
Performer	Ian Redford (Samuel Johnson)
Performer	Russell Barr (host of characters from James Boswell and Joshua Reynolds to King George III and Bonnie Prince Charlie's saviour Flora Macdonald)

Listing:: L01361463810

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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