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Season 11-19 October.
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84 Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff, adapted by James Roose-Evans
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Cast
| Helene Hanff |
Mature female, 30-40. Humorous, quirky, New Yorker. |
Marama Martin |
| Frank Doel |
Mature male , 30-40. English, main correspondent with Helene. |
David Watkins |
| Cecily Farr |
Female 20-30. English. |
Katie Bierwirth |
| Megan Wells |
Female 20-30. English. |
Andrea Darby |
George Martin |
Male 50-60. English. |
Russell Haigh |
| William Humphries |
Male 30-40. English. |
Will Wright |
| Maxine |
Female 30-40, friend of Helene’s. American – small role. |
Sarah O'Connell |
Joan Todd |
Female 40-50. English - small role. |
June Barrett |
| Thomas |
Male, non-speaking role, late teens /early twenties. |
Greg Hynes |
Production Team
Set Design |
Ed Lust |
Costume Design |
Liz Roberts |
Lighting Design |
Paul Taylor |
Properties |
Blair Kershaw |
Production Manager |
Brenda Hayes |
Stage Manager |
Greg Lovatt |
Assistant Stage Manager |
Catherine McGee |
Liaison |
Lin Clark |
This is a brilliant, bitter-sweet, true-life story, based on the 20 year correspondence between a struggling New York writer, Helene Hanff, and a London ‘antiquarian’ book dealer, Frank Doel.
Over the years,a long-distance friendship evolves, not only between these two, but between Helene Hanff and other staff members. Christmas packages and birthday greetings follow, with food parcels especially welcome in post-World War II London.
Lively discussions on topics as diverse as the sermons of John Donne, how to make Yorkshire pudding, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II make for a funny and moving script.
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