Private Lives - Vaudeville Theatre
A star studded cast takes to the stage of the Vaudeville Theatre in
2010, presenting a play from the mind of legendary playwright Noël
Coward. It is a compelling story that will be propelled by captivating
performances from its cast and with the writing of Coward to hold it all
together; it is likely to be a must-see event.
Amongst the cast is “Sex & the City” star Kim Cattrall, who performs
alongside “Spooks” star Matthew Macfadyen, stage actor Simon Paisley Day
and the RADA trained actress Lisa Dillon.
“Private Lives” is the name of the show, penned by Coward in the early
20th century and first witnessed by audiences in Edinburgh’s King’s
Theatre and London’s Phoenix Theatre in 1930. It is a story about
betrayal at the hands of a rekindled romance and will be appearing at
the Vaudeville from March to May 2010.
Cattrall plays Amanda in the production, who has recently been married
to Victor (Paisley Day). Meanwhile, Amanda’s ex husband Elliot (Macfadyen)
has also remarried to Sybil (Dillon). The ex husband and wife have been
separated for five years but fate seems set to bring them back together
as they both find themselves honeymooning at the exact same hotel in
Southern France. They are unaware of the coincidence until they come
face to face across adjoining balconies and before long all thoughts of
consequences and betrayal go out of the window as they cast aside the
reasons for their divorce and rekindle their romance, indulging in a
dangerous game of forbidden love.
Of all the cast members, the best known to audiences around the world
must be Kim Cattrall, who is one of the regular cast members of the long
running “Sex & the City”. Whilst the show finished many years ago, the
story has continued with the 2008 movie and the upcoming sequel set for
release in 2010. Cattrall portrays Samantha in the show, but she has
also appeared in numerous movies over the years in a career that has
spanned many decades, with credits such as “Police Academy” and “Big
Trouble in Little China”. She has also appeared onstage in productions
such as “Whose Life is it Anyway?” at the Donmar Warehouse and “Wild
Honey” at the National Theatre.
English actor Matthew Macfadyen is best known for his role as Tom Quinn
in BBC’s “Spooks”, though he has also appeared in the likes of “Ashes to
Ashes” and “Criminal Justice II”. For the stage he has worked for the
Royal Shakespeare Company in the likes of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
and “The School for Scandal”, with further appearances in the likes of
“Henry IV” at the National Theatre and “The Pain and the Itch” at the
Royal Court Theatre.
Meanwhile Paisley Day has appeared in the likes of “Entertaining Mr
Sloane” at the Trafalgar Studios in 2009 and “The 39 Steps” at the
Criterion Theatre in 2007, whilst Lisa Dillon’s credits include “When
the Rain Stops Falling” at the Almeida Theatre in 2009 and “The Master
Builder” at the Noël Coward Theatre.
“Private Lives” appears at the Vaudeville Theatre from Wednesday 3rd
March 2010 (previews from Wednesday 24th February 2010) to Saturday 1st
May 2010