The latest photos and videos of Terence Rattigan double-bill Summer 1954 at the Theatre Royal Bath and on tour.
New in are production photos for Summer 1954, which is now playing in Bath before touring to Malvern, Cambridge, Chichester, Richmond, Cheltenham, and Oxford.
Also check out a video of Sian Phillips talking about the show, and behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos
Photos: Summer 1954
Stage and screen stars Nathaniel Parker and Dame Siân Phillips lead the ensemble cast – Nathaniel Parker as Major Pollock in Table Number Seven and Andrew Crocker-Harris in The Browning Version; and Siân Phillips as Mrs Railton-Bell in Table Number Seven.
Summer 1954 brings together Terence Rattigan’s one-act plays Table Number Seven and The Browning Version for the first time.
Video: An interview with Sian Phillips about Summer 1954
The cast also stars Olivier Award-winning writer and actor Lolita Chakrabarti (Fanny and Alexander, Life of Pi) as Miss Cooper in Table Number Seven and Millie Crocker-Harris in The Browning Version; alongside Alexandra Dowling (Table Number Seven Sybil Railton-Bell); Richenda Carey (Table Number Seven Miss Meacham); Simon Coates (Table Number Seven Mr Fowler, The Browning Version Dr Frobisher); Pamela Miles (Table Number Seven Lady Matheson); Jeremy Neumark Jones (Table Number Seven Charles Stratton, The Browning Version Frank Hunter); Angela Jones (Table Number Seven Jean Stratton); Kishore Walker (The Browning Version Peter Gilbert); Fiona Tong (Table Number Seven Mabel); Rosalind Lailey (Table Number Seven Doreen, The Browning Mrs Gilbert); Bertie Hawes (The Browning Version John Taplow).
Photos: Summer 1954 in rehearsals
Directed by Olivier Award winner James Dacre (Four Quarters, Blue/Orange), the creative team also includes Set & Costume Designer Mike Britton, Lighting Designer Charles Balfour, Associate Director Steph Stacey, Original Music by Valgeir Sigurǒsson, Sound Designer Bella Kear, Movement Director Arielle Smith, and Casting Director Ginny Schiller CDG.
More about the cast
Olivier Award winner Lolita Chakrabarti is an acclaimed British actor and writer. Lolita’s theatre credits include Fanny and Alexander for The Old Vic, Gertrude in Hamlet starring Tom Hiddleston and directed by Kenneth Branagh for RADA, John Gabriel Borkman at the Donmar Warehouse, and The Hunt at St. Ann’s Warehouse New York; and her screen credits include Vigil, Showtrial, The Wheel of Time, Criminal: UK, Riviera, and The Bill. Lolita Chakrabarti’s writing includes Life of Pi (Sheffield, West End, Broadway), for which she won an Olivier Award for Best New Play, Red Velvet, Hymn, and Hamnet.
Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker is well-loved by TV audiences for playing the title character in the long-running BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. As well as countless lead roles in TV dramas, he has regularly appeared onstage for the RSC, including the as Henry VIII in the internationally acclaimed Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies in Stratford -Upon-Avon, in the West End and on Broadway.
In a career spanning eight decades, multi award-winning actor Dame Siân Phillips’ many memorable screen credits range from her BAFTA-winning role in the BBC’s adaptation of I, Claudius in 1976 to guest roles in New Tricks, Under Milk Wood, Casualty, Lewis, and the TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s detective novels Strike. Siân’s prestigious stage career has seen her nominated for Olivier Awards for Pal Joey, A Little Night Music, Cabaret and the title role in Marlene.
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Summer 1954 – Tour Dates 2024 – 2025
Summer 1954 is playing at Theatre Royal Bath from 24 October to 2 November 2024. The show then tours to:
5 – 9 November 2024 Malvern Theatre
12 – 16 November 2024 Cambridge Arts Theatre
21 – 25 January 2025 Chichester Festival Theatre
27 January – 1 February 2025 Richmond Theatre
3 – 8 February 2025 Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
11 – 15 February 2025 Oxford Playhouse
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