21 Jan 2010
Taking the famous nursery rhyme as inspiration for tying up a messy story in a neat knot, the very dishy dish in Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy The Little Dog Laughed ends up running off with a man who just likes to spoon. Read more
Showing at: Garrick Theatre
Box Office: 0844 412 4662
Download (pdf format): Seating plan
Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Play (Comedy)
A high profile cast is assembled for the UK premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning play.
The Little Dog Laughed is a cautionary tale about a handsome film actor who dares to come out of the closet and his tough, ballsy agent who wants him to stay in it. When the actor falls for a rent boy, who also happens to have a girlfriend, an awkward love triangle is created.
The cast of The Little Dog Laughed is led by Rupert Friend as the closeted film star and Tamsin Greig as his acerbic agent. Friend is currently best known for his film work and is making his West End debut in this production. Greig also came to prominence on screen, in TV series including Black Books and Green Wing, however in 2006 the comic actress returned to the stage in Much Ado About Nothing for the Royal Shakespeare Company, for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award, and has since appeared in God Of Carnage and Gethsemane.
They are joined in The Little Dog Laughed by Gemma Arterton, who returns to the London stage after appearing at Shakespeare's Globe in 2007. Since then Arterton has made her name on film and television with credits including Quantum Of Solace, St Trinian's, The Boat That Rocked and Tess Of The D'Urbervilles.
Harry Lloyd, who plays the rent boy, was last seen in the West End in A View From The Bridge earlier this year.
For more about The Little Dog Laughed at the Garrick theatre, read the First Night Feature or The Big Interview with Harry Lloyd.
show times: Mon-Sat 19:45, Wed & Sat 15:00
ticket prices: £33-£59
duration: 2h15
cast: Gemma Arterton, Tamsin Greig, Rupert Friend, Harry Lloyd
director: Jamie Lloyd
producer: Creative Management and Productions
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Access Enabled Map (pdf format):
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address: Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 0HH
nearest tube: Embankment(450m)/Charing Cross(200m)/Leicester Square (200m)
nearest bus: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 24, 29, 30
nearest train: Charing Cross (200m)
parking: Westminter City Council car park at Trafalgar Square and Whitcomb Street. NCP at Upper St Martin’s Lane. There is a taxi rank at Charing Cross.
air conditioned: No
Access Booking: Tel: 0844 412 4648 Minicom: 0207 087 7835
discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people and their companions.
limited mobility: Seats 17–21 and 1–5 in row N in the Stalls have the most leg room.
access description: Ramp up through double doors opening outwards into the Box Office. Box Office counter to the left. No steps through the foyer bar into the Dress Circle (1 step between rows). 24 steps down to the Stalls which has a fairly steep rake. 25 steps up then 8 down to the Upper Circle. Staircases have handrails on both sides. Auditorium opens 45mins before performance.
hearing impaired: Sennheiser infra-red system with 8 headsets. Please ask an usher for a headset.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are welcome inside the auditorium or staff are happy to dog-sit. We can accomodate 2 dogs at a time. Dogs will be looked after in the manager’s office.
wheelchairs: Ramp into foyer with level access to Dress Circle. 2 spaces for wheelchair users at E13-15. Transfer seating available to aisle seats for wheelchairs and scooters (4 transferees max). Wheelchairs
toilets: No steps to the women’s to the right of the foyer bar, through 2 doors (approx. 84cm wide). This is usable by someone able to leave their wheelchair with assistance. No steps up to women’s at rear of Stalls, 18 steps down to the men’s; further women’s and men’s at Upper Circle level.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilet in foyer.
The Little Dog Laughed
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