21 Nov 2008
Sadie Frost is to return to the stage for the first time in more than 20 years to play a woman obsessed with pop star Madonna. The play, entitled Touched…For The Very First Time, runs at Trafalgar Studio 2 from 4 February to 14 March. Read more
Showing at: Trafalgar Studios 2
Box Office: 0870 060 6632
Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Play (Comedy)
Touched... For The Very First Time is a contemporary, high-energy, comedic, one-woman play. The show is seen through the eyes of Lesley, a 36-year-old from Manchester. She narrates her life from that earth-shattering moment as a plump 14-year-old in 1984, when she hears Like A Virgin for the very first time. Convinced that her desire to ‘have it all’ is inextricably linked with Madonna’s own life, the love affair of a lifetime begins.
With classic songs from the 1980s and 1990s, Touched... For The Very First Time is an upbeat, nostalgic, fun evening of entertainment.
This production of Touched... For The Very First Time at the intimate Trafalgar Studio 2 marks Sadie Frost’s return to stage acting. Her last stage appearance came more than 20 years ago at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, the city in which she grew up, where she appeared in Mumbo Jumbo, directed by Nicholas Hytner. She has been a more frequent screen performer, starring in more than 20 films including The Krays, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Splitting Heirs, Rancid Aluminium, and the upcoming thriller The Heavy. These projects have seen her working alongside actors including Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Rhys Ifans, David Schwimmer, Jude Law, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves.
Touched... For The Very First Time has not been authorised or approved in any manner by Madonna.
show times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Mats Thu & Sat 15:00
ticket prices: £22.50 (£15)
cast: Sadie Frost
director: Douglas Rintoul
movement director: Jamie Bradley
lighting designer: Katherine Williams
designer: Colin Richmond
producer: ILW Productions
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Access Enabled Map (pdf format):
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address: 14 Whitehall, London, United Kingdom, SW1A 2DY
nearest tube: Charing Cross
nearest bus: 3, 9, 11, 12, 24, 29, 53, 77A, 88, 153, 159
nearest train: Charing Cross
parking: Westminter City Council car park in Trafalgar Square. NCP at Bedfordbury (approx. 500m).
air conditioned: No
Access Booking: TEL 0871 297 5477 FAX 020 7321 5407 MINICOM 020 7369 1762 EMAIL ticketcentre@newambassadors.com
discounts: Discounts available for disabled customers.
limited mobility: Leg room is generally good with extra space on the front row and on the side aisle of row E.
access description: One shallow step up from the street through double swing doors into the foyer. Box Office opposite. All staircases have handrails and steps are highlighted. 25 steps down then up 10 steps in to the auditorium (3 steps between rows). Theatre opens 1 hour before performance.
hearing impaired: Infrared system in the auditorium with 16 headsets, available from the box office with a deposit. Check with Box Office which seats in the auditorium have best reception.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed inside the auditorium by prior arrangement with the theatre, alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit. You will be seated in an aisle seat.
wheelchairs: No spaces for people who need to remain in their wheelchairs. Transfer seating is available to Row A (3 spaces) and K (1 space). Access to Row A is through the Stalls Bar and Row K is up 14 steps. Wheelchair users must bring 2 people to help with the steps. The theatre can store a maximum of 3 wheelchairs per performance. Venue is not suitable for scooters.
toilets: 22 steps up from the foyer to women’s and men’s. More toilets off the Stalls Bar.
disabled toilets: No adapted WC.
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