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Rowan Atkinson in Simon Gray Revival
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Rowan Atkinson will return to the West End in 2012 in a revival of Simon Gray’s black comedy Quartermaine’s Terms, according to an article by Charles Spencer in the Telegraph. Atkinson was last seen on stage playing ‘Fagin’ in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Paul McGann, Amanda Drew and Dominic West starred in a revival another Simon Gray comedy, Butley, at the Duchess Theatre, earlier this summer. The show received strong reviews with the sardonic humour and excellent performances by the cast winning over audiences and critics. |
A Tragicomic ClassicSet in the staffroom of a Cambridge private school for overseas students during the 1960s, Quartermaine’s Terms follows the trials and tribulations of several teachers during the academic year, in particular the bachelor ‘Quartermaine’ who struggles with the emptiness of his lonely life away from the classroom. The play was first produced in the West End in 1981 at the Queens Theatre, directed by Harold Pinter, and starred Edward Fox as ‘Quartermaine’. It was turned into a made-for-TV film in 1987, with Fox reprising his performance on screen alongside John Gielgud, Clive Francis and Eleanor Bron. The Blackadder Returns!Rowan Atkinson came to fame with the satirical sketch show Not the Nine O’Clock News in the early 1980s. He went on to star in the medieval sitcom The Black Adder, which he co-wrote with Richard Curtis. This was followed by three further series in the mid-1980s, ending with Blackadder Goes Forth (set in World War I) in 1989. He created the hapless ‘Mr Bean’ in 1990 and starred as the comic character in two films, Bean (1997) and Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007). His other film credits include The Witches, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Rat Race, Love Actually and Johnny English. On stage, he received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance in Oliver! in 2010. The Pitmen Painters is currently playing at the Duchess Theatre. Tickets are now on sale until Saturday 21st January 2012. |
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