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Click here to view the trailer.
Ouisa: "I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated
by only six other people. Six degrees of separation. Between us and everybody
else on this planet. The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice.
Fill in the names…."
David Grindley directs John Guare's adrenalin-fuelled Olivier Award-winning play - a sharp, vivacious take on two worlds colliding.
When Ouisa and Flan Kittredge let an injured young man into their home in the middle of the night, they open the door on a new and enticing world. But is it really what it seems? Guare's witty play scratches beneath the surface of a world obsessed with money and fame – how can anyone be sure that people are who they say they are?
Inspired by the real life story of a flamboyant con artist who convinced wealthy residents in Manhattan that he was the son of actor Sidney Poitier, Six Degrees of Separation is a captivating study of society's pretensions exposed by one man's self-confidence and imagination.
The play originally debuted on Broadway in 1990 and in 1993 it was adapted as a film starring Stockard Channing - reprising her Broadway role - Donald Sutherland and Will Smith. This new production will be the first major London revival of the play in almost 18 years.
Multi-award Winning playwright, John Guares plays include Lydie Breeze, Bosoms and Neglect, Landscape of the Body and The House of Blue Leaves which won an Obie and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play and four Tony Awards. Six Degrees of Separation received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Olivier Best Play Award.
David Grindley returns to the Old Vic following the success of National Anthems. Other West End credits include Honour, What The Butler Saw, Some Girls, Journey's End, Abigail's Party and Loot. His recent Broadway credits include The Philanthropist, The American Plan, Pygmalion and Journey's End (which won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Revival).
Obi Abili is a recent graduate of RADA. His theatre work includes Dido Queen of Carthage (National Theatre), Brothers Size (The Young Vic) and Angels in America (Headlong Theatre).
Anthony Head’s television work includes the Golden Globe nominated series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spooks, Manchild, Little Britain and the highly successful BBC drama Merlin. His theatre credits include Chess, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Otherwise Engaged in the West End.
Lesley Manville is perhaps best known for her acting collaborations with director Mike Leigh, she has appeared in Secrets and Lies, All or Nothing and Vera Drake. She was last seen at The Old Vic in the world premiere of All About My Mother. Other theatre includes Her Naked Skin, Pillars of the Community and His Dark Materials (National Theatre) and Top Girls (Royal Court) for which she won an Obie Award.
Running time 1 hour 30 mins (with no interval). This production contains nudity. Age recommendation 14+ (at the discretion of the parent/guardian)
Please click here to download a performance schedule.
Please click here to download a pdf seating plan.
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8 Jan 10 - 3 Apr 10
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Obi Abili
Zoe Boyle
Sarah Goldberg
Michael Goldsmith
Ilan Goodman
Stephen Greif
Anthony Head
John Moraitis
Kevin Kiely
Lesley Manville
Luke Neal
Steven Pacey
Ian Redford
Sara Stewart
Paul Stocker
Kevin Trainor
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Director
David Grindley
Designer
Jonathan Fensom
Lighting
Jason Taylor
Sound
Gregory Clarke
Casting
Toby Whale
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