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The Circle

The Circle

Live at
Richmond Theatre
Tue 20 Feb - Sat 24 Feb 2024
Closed
Will history come full circle? Or can one generation learn from their parents’ mistakes?

Richmond Theatre

Tue 20 Feb - Sat 24 Feb 2024
Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ
2 hours 12 minutes incl. interval
Tue - Sat at 19:30
Wed, Thu and Sat at 14:30
For group bookings of 10 or more:

Jane Asher (Alfie, Deep End) plays Lady Kitty, a society beauty who notoriously abandoned her stuffy husband Clive (Clive FrancisThe Crown), and eloped with the handsome Lord Porteous (Nicholas Le PrevostShakespeare in Love, Testament of Youth).

The Circle

Thirty years later, love’s young dream has descended into non-stop squabbling... Meanwhile Clive and Lady Kitty’s son Arnold (Pete Ashmore, The Lovely Bones) faces the same marital fate, as his wife Elizabeth (Olivia Vinall King Lear, Othello, National Theatre) threatens to elope with the dashing Teddie Luton.

Somerset Maugham’s sparky comedy of manners was first staged in 1921 and has remained a firm favourite with audiences ever since. Maugham was among the most successful novelists and playwrights of the inter -war years. Many of his novels, including The Painted Veil, Theatre, Up At The Villa and Of Human Bondage have been adapted for the screen.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions present

The Orange Tree Theatre production of

THE CIRCLE

Directed by Tom Littler  

Cast

Jane Asher - Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Champion-Cheney

Clive Francis - Clive Champion-Cheney

Nicholas Le Prevost - Lord 'Hughie' Porteous

Olivia Vinall - Elizabeth Champion-Cheney

Pete Ashmore - Arnold Champion-Cheney

Robert Maskell - Murray & Understudy Clive Champion-Cheney / Lord 'Hughie' Porteous

Cast and Creatives

Clive Francis
Clive
Clive Francis
Jane Asher
Lady Kitty
Jane Asher
Nicholas Le Prevost
Lord Porteous
Nicholas Le Prevost

What the critics say

An exceptional cast. Thrilling to watch. A comic treat
- WhatsOnStage
Tom Littler’s deft production of Maugham’s play is consistently candid and surprising. Strongly acted
- Guardian

Richmond Theatre

Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ
Richmond (District Line), Overground (SW Trains)
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. Please note we will not be open on days we do not have any performances. See the ‘What’s On’ section for performance times.
Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks
Ambassador Lounge - Pre-show & interval table service (Charge applies)

One of the oldest surviving theatres designed by iconic architect Frank Matcham, Richmond Theatre has sat in the heart of the local community since 1899.

The beautiful Grade II-listed venue presents a wide range of quality shows, from pre- and post-West End Drama to record-breaking musicals, opera, dance and family entertainment.

The theatre is also a popular filming location, having been used for film and TV including Finding Neverland, Bugsy Malone, Killing Eve and Ted Lasso.

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Richmond Theatre

Tue 20 Feb - Sat 24 Feb 2024
Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ
2 hours 12 minutes incl. interval
Tue - Sat at 19:30
Wed, Thu and Sat at 14:30
For group bookings of 10 or more:
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