Dinner (play)
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Dinner is a 2002 play by the British dramatist Moira Buffini
. It premiered at the Royal National Theatre
, London on 18 October 2002.
in 2002, with the following cast:
The director was Fiona Buffini, and the designer was Rachel Blues.
It was revived at Wyndham's Theatre
in December 2003, with Adrian Lukis
as Hal, Flora Montgomery
as Siân, Paul Kaye
as Mike and Paul Sirr as The Waiter; all other parts were played by the original cast.
students are to produce a four night run of 'Dinner', commencing in February 2011 at The Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol.
An amateur production of 'Dinner' will also show at The Oxford Playhouse Burton Taylor Studio this coming winter, staged by students at Oxford University.
The Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham will be performing "Dinner" on 9-14 May 2011, with Graeme Jennings directing. Please visit The Lace Market Theatre website (http://www.lacemarkettheatre.co.uk/) for more information.
The Tower Theatre company will be performing "Dinner" Tuesday 22nd-Saturday 26th March 2011, directed by Theo Leonard and Sarah Freeman at the Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane (off Fleet Street), London EC4Y 8EQ.
Moira Buffini
Moira Buffini is an English dramatist, director and actor.-Career:Buffini was born in Cheshire to Irish parents, and trained as an actor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. For Jordan, co-written with Anna Reynolds in 1992, she won a Time Out Award for her performance and Writers' Guild Award...
. It premiered at the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
, London on 18 October 2002.
Original Production
It was first performed at the Royal National TheatreRoyal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
in 2002, with the following cast:
- Harriet WalterHarriet WalterDame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE is a British actress.-Personal life:She is the niece of renowned British actor Sir Christopher Lee, as the daughter of his elder sister Xandra Lee. On her father's side she is a great-great-great-granddaughter of John Walter, founder of The TimesShe was educated at...
- Paige - Nicholas FarrellNicholas FarrellNicholas Farrell is an English stage, film and television actor. His early screen career included the role of Aubrey Montague in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. In 1983, he starred as Edmund Bertram in a television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, Mansfield Park...
- Lars - Penny DowniePenny DowniePenny Downie is an Australian actress, noted for her appearances on British television.She began her career in Australia, initially in Brisbane at Twelfth Night Theatre and Brisbane Arts Theatre. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art , Sydney...
- Wynne - Adrian RawlinsAdrian RawlinsAdrian Rawlins is an English actor who is probably best known for playing Author Kidd in the woman in black .-Early life:Rawlins was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of Mavis and Edward Rawlins.-Education:...
- Hal - Catherine McCormackCatherine McCormackCatherine McCormack is an English actress, known for her stage acting as well as her screen performances in films such as Braveheart, Spy Game and Dangerous Beauty.- Early life :...
- Siân - Paul Rattray - Mike
- Christpher Ettridge - The Waiter
The director was Fiona Buffini, and the designer was Rachel Blues.
It was revived at Wyndham's Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham . Located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, it was designed by W.G.R. Sprague about 1898, the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916...
in December 2003, with Adrian Lukis
Adrian Lukis
Adrian Lukis, born in 1958 in Birmingham, is an actor who has appeared regularly in British television drama since the late 1980s. He trained at Drama Studio London...
as Hal, Flora Montgomery
Flora Montgomery
Flora Anne Selina Montgomery is a Northern Irish actress.-Early life and family:She was born at her family's ancestral home in Greyabbey, Newtownards, Ards, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, and educated at Rockport School, daughter of William Howard Clive Montgomery of Rosemount House and of...
as Siân, Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He achieved notoriety in 1995 portraying the character of Dennis Pennis, a shock interviewer on The Sunday Show...
as Mike and Paul Sirr as The Waiter; all other parts were played by the original cast.
2010
University of BristolUniversity of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
students are to produce a four night run of 'Dinner', commencing in February 2011 at The Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol.
An amateur production of 'Dinner' will also show at The Oxford Playhouse Burton Taylor Studio this coming winter, staged by students at Oxford University.
The Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham will be performing "Dinner" on 9-14 May 2011, with Graeme Jennings directing. Please visit The Lace Market Theatre website (http://www.lacemarkettheatre.co.uk/) for more information.
The Tower Theatre company will be performing "Dinner" Tuesday 22nd-Saturday 26th March 2011, directed by Theo Leonard and Sarah Freeman at the Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane (off Fleet Street), London EC4Y 8EQ.