The Man in the White Suit (play)

The Man in the White Suit is a play by Sean Foley, based on the 1951 Ealing film by Alexander Mackendrick, John Dighton and Roger MacDougall.

The Man in the White Suit
Written bySean Foley
John Dighton, Roger MacDougall, Alexander Mackendrick (film)
Date premiered6 September 2019
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Bath
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Production

The play will made its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Bath from 6 to 21 September 2019 before transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End beginning previews from 25 September, official opening night on 8 October 2019. It was be directed by Foley, designed by Michael Taylor with music by Noah and the Whale's Charlie Fink and starred Stephen Mangan as Sidney Stratton, Kara Tointon as Daphne Birnley and Sue Johnston as Mrs Watson.[1][2][3]

The production was due to run until 11 January 2020, however due to poor ticket sales it closed early on 7 December 2019.[4]

Cast and characters

Character Bath / London (2019)
Sidney Stratton Stephen Mangan
Daphne Birnley Kara Tointon
Mrs Watson Sue Johnston
Alan Birnley Richard Cordery
Sir John Kierlaw Richard Durden
Jimmy Rigton Matthew Durkan
Michael Corland Ben Deery
Brenda Highthorpe Rina Fatania
Knudson/Hill Eugene McCoy
Babs/Nurse Gammidge Katie Bernstein
Hoskyns Delroy Atkinson
Bill Wilkins/Anderson Oliver Kaderbhai
Ensemble Elliott Rennie

Katherine Toy

References

  1. correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (12 April 2019). "The Man in the White Suit to be adapted for West End". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon to star in The Man in the White Suit in the West End and at Theatre Royal Bath | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. Guide, British Comedy (12 April 2019). "Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon to star in The Man In The White Suit". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. "The Man in the White Suit to close early in the West End | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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