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Speaking In Tongues
John Simm leads the cast in this complex and emotional thriller by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Speaking In Tongues
Duke of York's Theatre, St Martin's Lane, LondonAndrew Bovell's Speaking In Tongues centres on brooding detective Leon Zat, who becomes embroiled in an intruiging and complex investigation.
Nine parallel lives, four infidelities, one missing person and a mysterious stiletto are interwoven through a fragmented series of confessionals, interrogations and split-screen scenes. As these strands are drawn together by Zat, the story goes beyond a whodunnit, examining the issues of betrayal, commitment, loss of trust and the ripple effect of actions on the remotest of strangers.
John Simm, who plays Zat in Speaking In Tongues, is a hugely popular, award-winning screen actor whose television work includes The Lakes, Clocking Off, Sex Traffic, State Of Play, Life On Mars and Dr Who, as well as the films Human Traffic and 24-Hour Party People. After a long absence from the stage, Simm returned in 2007 in Elling at Trafalgar Studios, for which he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award.
Simm is joined in Speaking In Tongues by Ian Hart (Backbeat, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone), Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave, Welcome To Sarajevo) and Lucy Cohu (The Queen's Sister, Torchwood). They are directed by Toby Frow, who previously directed Bovell's Ship Of Fools at Theatre503.
Playwright Bovell's other work for the stage includes When The Rain Stops Falling, recently seen at the Almeida theatre, while his screen work includes the hit Australian film Strictly Ballroom, which he co-wrote with Baz Luhrmann, and Lantana, the screen adaptation of Speaking In Tongues, which starred Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Hershey and Geoffrey Rush in 2001.
For more about Speaking In Tongues at the Duke of York's theatre, read the First Night Feature or the Big Interview with Lucy Cohu.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: John Simm, Ian Hart, Kerry Fox, Lucy Cohu
director: Toby Frow
producer: Blue Horizons Productions and Sweet Pea Productions
Ticket Prices:
£10-£48.50
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Thriller
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed & Sat 14:30
- Duration: 2h15
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0870 060 6623 - Visit the Show Website
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Thu 16 Jul 2009 17:19Award-winner Cohu joins Speaking In Tongues
Venue InformationHIDE
Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, United Kingdom, WC2N 4BG
- Nearest tube: Leicester Square (approx. 100m)/ Charing Cross/Embankment (approx. 200/400m)
- Nearest bus: 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176
- Nearest train: Charing Cross (approx. 200m)
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Trafalgar Square and Whitcomb Street. NCP at St Martin’s Lane. 3 parking meters within 50m of main entrance.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 0871 297 5477 Fax: 020 7565 6465 Minicom: 0870 060 6641
- Telephones: Public cash telephone down 3 steps and up 6 to the right of the foyer.
- Discounts: Discounts depend on the current production - please check with the Box Office.
- Limited mobility: Royal circle is on street level, with 2 steps between rows.
- Access description: No steps from the street through 2 sets of swing doors into the foyer. Box Office is straight ahead. No steps to row D of Royal Circle, then 2 steps between each row. Staircases have handrails on both sides and all steps are highlighted. 20 steps down to Stalls and 23 up to Upper Circle (2 steps between rows in the Upper Circle).
- Hearing impaired: Dual channel infra-red system with 12 headsets. This covers the whole auditorium except the front boxes. Headsets available from cloakroom. Portable induction loop at Box Office.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed inside the auditorium, or staff can dog-sit if preferred. Maximum of 4 guide dogs per performance. You will be seated in an aisle seat. Provisions vary depending on production and customer requirements – please check when booking.
- Wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair users in the third row of the Royal Circle at C23 and C1. Transfer seating at D18 and D1. Wheelchairs stored in the cloakroom in the foyer or in the Royal Circle if there is room. Maximum of 2 wheelchair transferees and 1 scooter per performance.
- Toilets: Women’s up 2 steps from the foyer. Men’s off Stalls bar and Men’s and Women’s off Circle bar.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet at the back of the Royal Circle, on the right. The turning space is quite tight.
- Bars: 2 licensed bars. Stalls bar down 21 steps from the foyer, moveable seating. Circle bar up 23 steps moveable seating. Ice-cream and soft drinks on sale in cloak room. Beverages can be brought to disabled customers in auditorium – please ask duty manager.
