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Post by amanda on May 1, 2009 16:20:20 GMT 1
Anna Friel in Breakfast talksFriday, 1 May 2009
Anna Friel is to star in the stage version of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
The 'Pushing Daisies' actress has met with producers to discuss taking on the role of Holly Golightly, the part made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie.
Her representative said: "It's being talked about."
However, the planned London stage production - which will be directed by Sean Mathias - will be based more on the original novella by Truman Capote than the film version.
In the screenplay, several characters were snubbed and it was never fully revealed how Holly and her friends earned their livings in New York's Manhattan.
In the stage show, playwright Samuel Adamson has made it clear Holly isn't as innocent as she seems and is in fact a prostitute, like many of her friends.
Adamson has also taken it back to its original 1940s setting, unlike the film, which was set in the 1960s.
The show will be based around the story of a one-year friendship between Holly and an unmanned narrator.
The production is in the early stages, and the venue and other cast members have yet to be decided.
(C) BANG Media InternationalSource | My Park Mag UK. Any word Dave  ?
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Post by Dave on May 1, 2009 20:32:15 GMT 1
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Post by amanda on May 2, 2009 11:53:43 GMT 1
I'd definitely fly out to the UK to see this on opening night for sure  (& sit right next you Dave, haha) - thank you for the links! Definitely looking forward to hearing/seeing new information. |
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Post by blondezilla on May 2, 2009 15:30:34 GMT 1
i am praying for it....west end or broadway...i will be there....i don't care..that would be awesome ;D ;D ;D
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Post by amanda on May 2, 2009 15:42:56 GMT 1
Seriously! Perhaps, if this will be an instant hit (I'm guessing it will be) the production might travel to another country or two (sort of like the demanded popularity of 'Equus' when it was in London and then came to New York - I flew all the way to London to see it and then a few months later it came here to the US  ). This is too exciting - a fantastic project for Anna - and it's really awesome that she might be going back to the stage! |
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Post by Dave on May 2, 2009 16:02:01 GMT 1
Lulu played in London first before moving for a short run in Washington..... ;D |
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Post by amanda on May 2, 2009 16:54:10 GMT 1
Really? Had no clue that LuLu traveled to the states (I didn't know about Anna back then either) - were you able to see it stateside too Dave?
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Post by Dave on May 3, 2009 12:25:45 GMT 1
Really? Had no clue that LuLu traveled to the states (I didn't know about Anna back then either) - were you able to see it stateside too Dave? The play's run opened on 16 June 2001 at the Kennedy Center in Washington and finished on 15 July 2001. The cast had a month off between the 2 runs and rehearsed for a week at the Almeida before travelling to Washington. Initial reports indicate that the show won very good reviews from the Washington and US media and critics , and was very well attended. (We are the only site on the net who even mentions this....) I didnt get chance to go over to see it in the US but had seen it numerous times in London.... |
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Post by amanda on May 15, 2009 4:08:42 GMT 1
Anna Friel serves up a sexy treat for new Breakfast at Tiffany's stage roleAnna Friel has set herself a hectic schedule as she prepares to transform into Holly Golightly, the heroine of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.Credit | To the brilliant Tannim! Source | Daily Mail UK. Article includes three stunningly gorgeous photographs of Anna . I have full confidence that Anna will be beyond fantastic in this role, no doubt. I'm so proud of her, she's had a lot of success with Pushing Daisies and now this new stage role...wow! Already booked my plane ticket to London, I wouldn't miss this for anything, she's going to be brilliant and I know for sure that her performance will definitely be worth the hundreds of miles to be there .
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Post by blondezilla on May 15, 2009 15:40:19 GMT 1
OMFG....okay after i hyped out i may post...OMFG i was praying for this to happen..i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gonna be there no matter what.... Maybe the peeps from the board can go at the same night or something! Omfg....i am all hyped up now  ;D |
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Post by amanda on May 15, 2009 18:33:43 GMT 1
Seriously! That would be really cool, Anna's fans from the Site all there on the same night . |
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Post by blondezilla on May 15, 2009 18:45:42 GMT 1
i'm definitely going to be there on sep 29th...just need the tickets for the play xDDD....i looked for plane tickets.... 50 Euro.. (68 Dollar/45 Pounds) for a ticket from cologne to london is NOT bad ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D (altho i can change a little...everything around that time is so cheap  ) |
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Post by amanda on May 15, 2009 18:55:44 GMT 1
Good plan on getting tickets to London now, because plane tickets are really well priced at the moment depending on which airline you book with and how early you purchase your ticket. Mine was less then $500 US dollars after taxes for a round-trip from London back to California (with insurance) between September 25-October 2 - not bad at all!! Be sure to put insurance on your ticket though in case the dates for the play need to change or something . |
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Post by amanda on May 15, 2009 18:57:46 GMT 1
From the BBC! West End Breakfast for Anna FrielAnna Friel and Audrey Heburn as Holly Golightly. Audrey Hepburn received an Oscar nomination for playing Holly.
Actress Anna Friel is to star in a West End stage production of Truman Capote's novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The ex-Brookside star will play Holly Golightly, the role Audrey Hepburn played in the Oscar-winning 1961 film. Friel, 32, said she was "delighted to have been given the opportunity to play one of my all time favourite heroines". Source | BBC |
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Post by davec on May 15, 2009 19:15:09 GMT 1
OMFG....okay after i hyped out i may post...OMFG i was praying for this to happen..i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gonna be there no matter what.... Maybe the peeps from the board can go at the same night or something! Omfg....i am all hyped up now ;D Mmmmm. Sounds like a great idea to me We just need Dave to use his contacts to get us a block booking for the front row and back stage passes and we're sorted ;D ;D ;D ;D After show dinner at Anna and DT's converted ballroom in Clerkenwell - what a superb night out |
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(& sit right next you Dave, haha) - thank you for the links!
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