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Performance times:
- MON
- 19:30
- TUE
- 19:30
- WED
- 14:30 19:30
- THU
- 19:30
- FRI
- 19:30
- SAT
- 14:30 19:30
- SUN
- No show
Show starts:
7th January 2010
Show ends:
3rd April 2010
Run time:
1:30
Venue:
The Old Vic
Six Degrees of Separation
John Guare's sharp, vivacious drama Six Degrees Of Separation is inspired by the real life story of a flamboyant con artist who managed to convince wealthy residents of Manhattan's Upper East Side he was the son of Sidney Poitier.
Six Degrees Of Separation premiered on Broadway in 1990 before receiving its UK premiere at the Royal Court in 1992, in a production that transferred to the Comedy theatre and won the 1993 Best New Play Laurence Olivier Award. Stockard Channing, who appeared in the play on both sides of the pond, went on to star in a film version with Donald Sutherland and Will Smith.
David Grindley directs the first major UK revival of Six Degrees Of Separation, returning to the Old Vic where he previously directed National Anthems. Grindley's other work includes Abigail's Party. Journey's End and In The Club.
Six Degrees of Separation is John Guare’s modern classic, made into a hit film in 1993 starring Will Smith.
Loosely based on the real life story of conman David Hampton, Six Degrees of Separation is a gripping and tragic story of deceipt and manipulation. Teenager Paul turns up at a home of the middle class Kitteredge family and tells its inhabitants he is friends with their children from Harvard. He is taken into their home and charms the Kitteredges, but during the night, they realise he is not who he has said he is. In questioning his identity, Paul’s victims are forced to also examine themselves, with someone paying the ultimate price.
Loosely based on the real life story of conman David Hampton, Six Degrees of Separation is a gripping and tragic story of deceipt and manipulation. Teenager Paul turns up at a home of the middle class Kitteredge family and tells its inhabitants he is friends with their children from Harvard. He is taken into their home and charms the Kitteredges, but during the night, they realise he is not who he has said he is. In questioning his identity, Paul’s victims are forced to also examine themselves, with someone paying the ultimate price.
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