Details

Set in London and Cornwall between World War II and the present, this is a story of Penelope Keeling, her family and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. It is a story of love, courage and determination. It is also a story of The Shell Seekers - a painting and ancestral legacy which threatens to tear the Keeling family apart.

Cast/Performers

Rosemary Leach

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Terence Brady, Charlotte Bingham
Book by: Rosamunde Pilcher
Producer(s): Nick Brooke Ltd, Kenneth Wax Ltd, Lee Menzie (in association with Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Director: David Tayllor
Design: Simon Higlett
Lighting: Jack Thompson
Sound: Clem Rawling

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1491296890. Details of all The Shell Seekers archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1090646042

Archive Listings

22 Nov 04 to 27 Nov 04	Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Nov 04 to 13 Nov 04	Connaught Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Nov 04 to 6 Nov 04	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
25 Oct 04 to 30 Oct 04	Churchill Theatre Bromley, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Oct 04 to 23 Oct 04	Wycombe Swan High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Oct 04 to 16 Oct 04	New Victoria Theatre Woking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Oct 04 to 9 Oct 04	King's Theatre Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Sep 04 to 2 Oct 04	Grand Theatre Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Sep 04 to 25 Sep 04	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
13 Sep 04 to 18 Sep 04	New Wimbledon Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Sep 04 to 11 Sep 04	Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Aug 04 to 4 Sep 04	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 17Sep04:
What a wonderful insight to a family's life. Past and present, very moving! A devoted daughter who carries her love onto her three children, who are very unlike her and each other. I cried towards the end. Rosemary is perfect playing Penelope, totally believable and memorising in reflecting back on her life. She made me think of my grandmother and I cried buckets. Her three children brought comedy to their parts, very amusing and so different to each other. It teaches you to say how you feel, not leave it till it is too late. Highly recommended!

User Reviews

USER (17Sep04): What a wonderful insight to a family's life. Past and present, very moving! A devoted daughter who carries her love onto her three children, who are very unlike her and each other. I cried towards the end. Rosemary is perfect playing Penelope, totally believable and memorising in reflecting back on her life. She made me think of my grandmother and I cried buckets. Her three children brought comedy to their parts, very amusing and so different to each other. It teaches you to say how you feel, not leave it till it is too late. Highly recommended!

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