It's directed and created again by Philip Prowse, and will once again feature Rupert Everett as Henry Higgins. Kara Tointon, best known for playing Dawn Swann in BBC soap opera EastEnders as well as the 2010 winner of BBC tv series Strictly Come Dancing, will play the role of 'Eliza Doolittle' and Peter Eyre 'Colonel Pickering'. Further casting to be confirmed!
Egocentric Professor of Phonetics, Henry Higgins, makes a bet with his friend, Colonel Pickering, that he can transform the manners and speech of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle and pass her off as a society lady.
This production played at the Chichester Festival last year from 9th July to 27th August, 2010. Pygmalion remains 1 of the most common of George Bernard Shaw's plays, full of his trademark wit, style and provocative insights, too as a beguiling and enduring humour. Brief history of the Garrick Theatre: It was designed by Walter Emden, with CJ Phipps brought in as a consultant to help with the planning on this challenging site, which included an underground river.
The theatre was built for W.S. Gilbert, who was responsible for the book and lyrics of all the Savoy Operas with Sir Arthur Sullivan. The theatre opened on 24th April, 1889. It's named right after David Garrick, the renowned 18th Century actor . It has retained its Victorian capabilities. In 1889 Sir John Hare produced and starred in the Profligate with Johnston Forbes Robertson and Lewis Waller.
Originally the theatre had 800 seats on four levels, but the gallery (top) level has because been closed as well as the seating capacity decreased to 656. The gorgeous gold leaf auditorium was restored in 1986 by the stage designer Carl Toms and in 1997 the front facade had a facelift. The theatre has mostly been related to comedies or comedy-dramas.
Recent productions consist of a No Sex Please We're British, which then subsequently transferred to the Duchess Theatre in August 1986. On 24th October 1995 the Royal National Theatre's multi-award winning production of JB Priestley's An Inspector Calls opened here, having played successful seasons at the National Theatre's Lyttelton and Olivier theatres as well as the Aldwych Theatre plus a season on Broadway. The theatre is at present owned by Nimax Theatres.
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Visit London and want to buy London Theatre Tickets. Stop by Neil Capel's website where you can find tickets for Pygmalion which is showing at the Garrick Theatrein the West End.
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