As i sat in the audience watching the show for the third time in my life, it struck me how different yet completely perfect this casts rendition of the show was from my previous experiences. Lotte is a nononsense administrator for the historical preservation society. She is an enthusiastic tour guide at one of the least stately and least interesting of britains stately homes. Lettice duffet, an expert on elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry, loves history and the theatre. Lettice is a vivacious tour guide at a rather hohum historical manor, who grabs and keeps tourists attention with fantastic and hilariously false. She finds herself facetoface with the factconscious official at the house, lotte schoen, who fires her. Lettice and lovage by peter shaffer directed by anthony jackman featuring kevin shenk and phoebe otis wednesday, january 28,1998 at 7. Upstairs ut miss lettice douffet miss charlotte schoen miss framer mr. Lotte is a stickinthemud bureaucrat incensed at the lies and has lettice fired. The play was written specifically for maggie smith, who originated the title role of lettice douffet in both the english and american runs of the.
The final installment in the civics monthlong peter. But the unbelievable turn of events this innocently marketed play takes and the slow, teasing way it pulls you alongmakes for one of the most enjoyable theatrical experiences you can find in the portland area right now. Lettice and lovage is a comical and satirical play by peter shaffer. Lettice duffet, an expert on elizabethan cuisine and medieval we.
Lettice and lovage a comedy acting edition shaffer, peter on. Lettice and lovage, set in contemporary great britain, is built around two lead roles showcasing, not grand historical figures, but wholly unglamorous women trapped as shaffer describes it in midlife. Maureen lipmans brisk bureaucrat is a perfect complement to felicity kendals gutsy exhibitionist in a revival of peter shaffers heritage satire. Lettice and lovage play by peter shaffer august 1423 warner studio.
For the firsttime, theatre comes to the great house on the crane estate. Lettice and lovage a comedy written by peter shaffer performing march 9, 20 at wellesley high school as part of the massachusetts educational theatre guilds one act drama fest. Sir peter shaffers lettice and lovage jeff woods kurt herman. Lettice is a vivacious tour guide at a rather hohum historical manor, who grabs and keeps tourists attention with fantastic and hilariously false tales of the manors past. Join miss lettice douffet and miss lotte schoen for a series of hilarious capers as they discover a devilish friendship in their fight. In lettice and lovage, we make the acquaintance of charlotte mia dillon, an imperious bureaucrat whose shell of melancholy prissiness is smashed to bits when she makes the acquaintance of lettice kandis chappell, a splendidly flamboyant tour guide whose job it is to tell bored tourists about the dullest house in england. Comedy lettice and lovage on stage at westport country. Neither impressed or entertained by lettices freewheeling history lessons, schon fires her.
Longing to lead a larger life a flamboyant tour guide helps an imperious bureaucrat let loose in peter shaffers play. Lindsay crouse miss lettice douffet was last seen at gloucester stage in her awardwinning role in driving miss daisy. The psychiatrist dysart and the composer salieri, the protagonists of shaffers most successful plays, are overcivilized men, each faced with a figure of tormented inspirationthe horse mutilator strang and the simpering and sublime wolfgang amadeus mozart see vol. Scripps ranch theatre to present lettice and lovage, a comedy by peter shaffer. Mrs puffin and breaking legs at the chatham drama guild the london evening standard majestic theaters pro enlighten. Lettice and lovage by peter schaffer a fun play and i would really like to see the movie with maggie smith as lettice. Peter shaffer, who died last year, was best known the author of weighty, philosophical plays like equus and amadeus, both of which were first premiered at the national and where the latter was revived last year in a production that is set to return there in january 2018. Peter shaffer a deeply productive friendship develops between one lady who loves the theatre and history, and another lady who is a devotee of unvarnished fact. Lettice and lovage original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 25, 1990 and played through dec 23, 1990. Sep 24, 2015 and the final act of lettice and lovage is framed as a solicitors inquest into an assault that occurred after the close of the previous act and which the audience is. Neither impressed or entertained by lettice s freewheeling history lessons, schon fires her. Lettice and lovage reunites her with director benny sato ambush, who helmed a crousestarring production of alfred uhrys driving miss daisy in 20. Peter shaffers 1987 play, revived in homage by his director friend trevor nunn, is a cosy and comforting diatribe about how much we hate. Online read lettice and lovage and download lettice and lovage for free.
Lettice and lovage tickets menier chocolate factory. Apr 20, 2015 lettice and lovage is closest to a situation comedy, running time notwithstanding, a pleasant diversion with british flair. Lettice and lovage vintage displays from lipman and kendal. If you just hit print every single monologue will print humorous all kiding aside bumsevelyn bumsmary bus stop coupla chicks. Not one however, to go without a fight, lettice engages the stoic, conventionial lotte in battle to the death of all that is sacred to the empire pdf and the crown. Lettice and lovage strikes just the right balance with drexler and hooley carol davis, san diego theater examiner, september 25, 20. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. As a tour guide at fustian house, one of the least stately of londons stately homes, she theatrically embellishes its historical past. Bardolph rolandstacey members ofthepublic peterriley iris marlow ivan burges a rolandstacey a andreajarman productionteam q a director tony osborn producerbusinessmanager maryaustin a stagemanager jeffparker. Lettice and lovage was written by peter shaffer for maggie smith, who was the original title character lettice douffet. It was produced for the london stage in 1987 and ran for 768 performances over two years and is ranked among the longer runs in london theatrical history this information is from wikipedia which, in turn, cites the. Lettice and lovage is a comedic and satire play by peter shaffer. Lettice and lovage continues at colonial players theater at 108 east street, annapolis, weekends thursdayssundays through may 28.
Lettice and lovage stage direction for lakewoods production of lettice and lovage is by diane englert. Lettice and lovage official trailer westportplayhouse. This is the one about lettice douffet, a dotty tour guide at an english country house who becomes bored by her spiel. Originally written for beloved english actress maggie smith, this unique theatrical presentation hosted by the trustees is directed by kristina brendel experienced director, designer and professional tour guide. Ives, in 2010 in table manners, in 2011 in living together and in 2012 in round and round the garden. Bardolph bart murell a surly man bart murell members of the public stuard derrick roger cacchiotti. Scripps ranch theatre will open its 35th season with lettice and lovage, the tonynominated comedic work by peter shaffer, author of equus and amadeus, on fridays and. A grand tour from lindsay crouse in lettice and lovage. Lettice and lovage is closest to a situation comedy, running time notwithstanding, a pleasant diversion with british flair. Roles, rites, and rituals in the theater by gene a. Set design is by rod langdahl, lighting design is by jeff woods, costume design is by patricia j. And if an usher offers you a seat cushion, by all means say yes. Lettice and lovage you wont see it coming, and we wont give it away.
Lettice and lovage download free pdf and ebook by peter shaffer. Lettice and lovage is on stage at westport country playhouse, tuesday, may 30, through saturday, june 17. Directed by trevor nunn, the production will star felicity kendal, maureen lipman, petra markham and sam dastor. Lettice and lovage is centered around a flamboyant tour guide, lettice duffet, an expert on elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry, who embellishes the history behind the english country house she works in because of its extreme dullness. Lettice believes fantasy floods in where fact leaves a vacuum. Lettice and lovage is insightful humor about strong. When you are ready to print, please highlight, copy, and paste into a document. T here are no unsafe structures in lettice and lovage. Includes a pdf summary of 4 pages description or summary of the book. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Lettice and lovage a comedy acting edition peter shaffer on. They portray tourists visiting a british historic home guided by miss lettice douffet, who creates outrageous, exaggerated stories to make the stuffy mansions past more fascinating. Gabrielle wheaton lotte schoen jacqueline caunt a miss framer andreajarman a mr. Lettice and lovage available for download and read online in other formats. Lettice and lovage, may 19june 11 at the gloucester stage. Jun 07, 2017 production of the tony awardnominated comedy, lettice and lovage, written by peter shaffer and directed by mark lamos, now on stage through june 17. Lettice and lovage is essentially a high camp, female version of the archetypal shaffer play, most recently exemplified by equus and amadeus, in which two men, one representing. Lettice and lovage theater set design by ruth neeman for both community and professional stage in the greater boston area. Welcome village players family, at the end of august, my partner and i had the opportunity to see wicked at the stranahan theatre. Lettice duffet, an expert on elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry, is an indefatigable but daffy enthusiast of history and the theatre. Subsequent page references to all prefaces and plays except lettice and lovage are taken from this edition, and have been inserted parenthetically into the text. Lettice and lovage by peter shaffer directed by steve tague studio theater general admission closed enlarge.
Lettice and lovage is a lovely story about two people, lettice and lotte, who learn to care about each other. Search for library items search for lists search for. The menier chocolate factory have announced further casting for their upcoming revival of peter shaffers lettice and lovage which runs at their south london venue from 4 may to 8 july 2017, with an official opening on 17 may. Shaffer wrote lettice and lovage expressly for maggie smith as lettice douffet, an eccentric spinster whose mother had led an allwoman. As a tour guide at fustian house, one of the least stately of londons stately homes, she theatrically embellishes its historical past, ultimately coming up on the radar of lotte schon, an inspector from the preservation trust. Directed by craig martin january 20 february 4, 2017 7654237529. Lettice, an impoverished gentlewoman of the 1970s is living hand to mouth. As a tour guide at fustian house, one of the least stately of londons stately homes, she theatrically embellishes its historical past, ultimately coming up on the radar of lotte schon, an inspector from. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital.
With lettice and lottes battle for dominance settled in the bowels of a bohemian earls court bedsit, the pair of. Academy award nominee lindsay crouse made her gloucester stage debut in 2007 in the belle of amherst. Subsequent articles on yonadab are scheduled for publication in forth coming issues of. Pdf lettice and lovage download full pdf book download. And the final act of lettice and lovage is framed as a solicitors inquest into an assault that occurred after the close of the previous act and which the audience is.
Felicity kendals lettice proves a little tiring lettice. Rohrbach, sound design is by kurt herman, wig design is by jane holmes, properties are by felix kelsey, the stage manager is shannon. Mia dillon plays lotte schoen, a strict official of the preservation trust for. Our 35 provncetown theater readings all readings begin at 7. A flamboyant tour guide who loves to embellish the history behind an english country house butts heads with a factconscious official at the house. The listing youre trying to view is not active at this time.
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