03 Nov 2008
Well, Lisa Kron’s Tony Award-nominated comedy which played at Trafalgar Studios earlier this year, transfers to the West End’s Apollo theatre on 29 December for a limited season to 24 January. Read more
Showing at: Apollo Theatre
Box Office: 0844 412 4658
Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Play (Comedy)
Lisa Kron's autobiographical play Well is about the relationship between Kron and her mother.
Lisa is a New York performance artist who used to be very ill. Her mother is a middle American housewife who healed her racially divided neighbourhood, but just can’t get well herself. Lisa’s trying to tell us about it, but it turns out that putting your attention-averse mother onstage with you is a really bad idea.
Writing her mother into her play seems to be going a step too far, and soon the stage is set for a riveting mother-daughter showdown, as Lisa’s well planned show collapses into an explosion of riotous comedy and heartbreaking home truths.
Academy Award nominated Sarah Miles (Ryan’s Daughter) stars with Natalie Casey (Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps) and Oliver Chris (The Office and Green Wing). After its premiere earlier this year at the Trafalgar Studios, Well is reprised at the Apollo theatre.
Well is directed by Eve Leigh (The Dybbuk at the King's Head theatre) and designed by Helen Goddard (The Masque Of The Red Death).
For more information about Well, please read the Big Interview with Sarah Miles.
show times: 29 Dec 20:00, 30 Dec 15:00 & 19:00, 31 Dec 15:00, 2, 3 Jan 15:00 & 20:00; From 5 Jan: Mon-Sat 20:00, mats Wed & Sat 15:00
ticket prices: £15-£32.50
cast: Sarah Miles, Natalie Casey, Oliver Chris
director: Eve Leigh
designer: Helen Goddard
producer: Henry Filloux-Bennett, Stephen Makin and The Fish Partnership
map: View Map
address: Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, W1D 7EZ
nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus (250m)
nearest bus: 1, 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 55, 176
parking: Westminter City Council car park at China Town & Poland Street. NCP at Newport Place, Wardour Street or Denman Street. 2 accessible parking bays behind the theatre, in Winnett Street.
air conditioned: No
Access Booking: Tel: 0844 412 4648 Minicom: 0207 087 7835
discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions.
limited mobility: All of row O (especially O1, O2, O13 and O14) in the Stalls have very good leg room.
access description: 8cm step into the foyer through swing double doors. Box Office counter on the left. 22 steps down from foyer to Stalls, 12 up to the Dress Circle, with 2 steps between rows in the auditorium. 35 steps up to the Upper Circle and 75 to the Balcony. Handrails on both sides of the staircases. Stairlift to stalls access through double doors to the left of the upper circle entrance on Shaftesbury Avenue. Stairlift or 12 steps down to the stalls. Theatre open 30min before the start of the performance.
hearing impaired: Sennheiser infra-red system with limited number of head sets available. Avoid front 3 rows of Stalls. Deposit required.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs allowed into the auditorium and staff are also available to dog sit. Dogs will be looked after in Stalls bar or in manager’s office. Maximum 2 dogs at a time.
wheelchairs: On arrival please report to the Main Entrance. A member of staff will then accompany you to the wheelchair access entrance on Shaftesbury Avenue where there is a platform lift to the Stalls level of the Auditorium. 2 spaces for wheelchair users in seats F1 and G1 in the Stalls. Wheelchair transferees can be accommodated in Stalls. Recommended seats are E1, H1 and J1 but other seats are available. Wheelchairs are stored near auditorium right Stalls level. Venue not suitable for scooters. Auditorium is carpeted with steep raking.
toilets: Adapted toilet to the rear of the Stalls level.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilet in the Stalls.
Sarah Miles, star of Well
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