Brief Encounter Extends West End Run; Director Rice to Guest Star
By Mark Shenton
09 May 2008
The hit stage version of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, currently running at the Cinema on the Haymarket, has extended its season by four months. It is now booking to Oct. 19.
For four weeks of the extension, director Emma Rice will step into the role of Myrtle, currently being played by Tamzin Griffin. Rice will perform July 21-Aug. 18.
Also in the cast of the production, which opened Feb. 17, are Tristan Sturrock as Alec, Naomi Frederick as Laura, Amanda Lawrence as Beryl, Stuart McLoughlin as Stanley, Andy Williams as Fred/Albert and musicians Pete Judge and Alec Vann.
The Cinema on the Haymarket is a one-time theatre turned cinema, which has been pressed back into theatrical use for this production.
To book tickets call the box office at 0871 230 1562 or visit the website, www.seebriefencounter.com.
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