Mia is at boarding school and has access to her mother's drugs. She gets into trouble for drugging a fellow student and this causes her father to be brought back to England from Hong Kong. Henry, her brother, has dropped out of school and has to stay at home and look after his alcoholic mother. Martha, their fading glamorous mother, controls their lives whilst her own sick mind and world crumble around her.
That Face was received positively by critics, who particularly praised the new writer and the performances from the actors. Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph said it was "a blazing, no-holds barred production… Fresh, passionate and blackly comic – exhilarating... Lindsay Duncan’s superb performance...Matt Smith is outstanding.". The Daily Express mentioned that "Polly Stenham is a modern successor to Tennessee Williams or Edward Albee... Intensely moving, skillfully crafted piece." The Daily Express, The Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Times, Time Out, Metro, Radio 4 and The Sunday Times also reviewed it very positively.[3] In late 2009, the play was named at no. 9 in The Times Top Twenty Plays of the Decade.[5] It also received three Olivier Award nominations (one in 2008, before the transfer, then nods for Best New Play and Best Actress in a Play in 2009).[6]
ReferencesEdit
Footnotes
^"That Face at the Duke of York's Theatre, WC2". The Times. 12 May 2008. Retrieved on 28 May 2008.
^Terry Teachout, A Commanding Debut, The Wall Street Journal, 21 May 2010, p. W5
^. www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010.
Sources
Benedict, David (25 April 2007). "That Face". Variety. Retrieved on 19 April 2008.
Wolf, Matt (9 May 2007). "In London, Two Small Shows Attract Full Houses". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 19 April 2008.
October 20, 2023
that, face, play, written, polly, stenham, premiered, royal, court, theatre, london, april, 2007, directed, jeremy, herrin, play, revived, duke, york, theatre, west, 2008, opening, made, american, premiere, 2010, manhattan, theatre, club, running, through, unt. That Face is a two act play written by Polly Stenham It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 26 April 2007 directed by Jeremy Herrin The play was revived at the Duke of York s Theatre in the West End in 2008 opening on 1 May 1 It made its American premiere in May 2010 at the Manhattan Theatre Club running through until 27 June 2 That FaceThat Face original West End production posterWritten byPolly StenhamDate premiered26 April 2007Original languageEnglishGenreComedy Drama Realism Contents 1 Plot 2 Productions 2 1 Original West End production 2 2 2010 New York production 2 3 Landor Theatre 3 Critical reaction 4 ReferencesPlot EditMia is at boarding school and has access to her mother s drugs She gets into trouble for drugging a fellow student and this causes her father to be brought back to England from Hong Kong Henry her brother has dropped out of school and has to stay at home and look after his alcoholic mother Martha their fading glamorous mother controls their lives whilst her own sick mind and world crumble around her Productions EditOriginal West End production Edit When That Face premiered on the West End the cast was as follows Lindsay Duncan Hannah Murray Matt Smith Catherine Steadman and Julian Wadham 3 Prior to the West End transfer Felicity Jones played the Hannah Murray role 2010 New York production Edit The Manhattan Theatre Club mounted the play on its Stage I in May 2010 with Cristin Milioti and Christopher Abbott portraying the siblings and Laila Robins as the mother 4 Landor Theatre Edit That Face received its first London revival at The Landor Theatre from 12 November to 1 December 2013 starring Caroline Wildi as Martha Rory Fleck Byrne as Henry Stephanie Hyam as Mia and Georgina Leonidas as Izzy citation needed Critical reaction EditThat Face was received positively by critics who particularly praised the new writer and the performances from the actors Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph said it was a blazing no holds barred production Fresh passionate and blackly comic exhilarating Lindsay Duncan s superb performance Matt Smith is outstanding The Daily Express mentioned that Polly Stenham is a modern successor to Tennessee Williams or Edward Albee Intensely moving skillfully crafted piece The Daily Express The Evening Standard The Guardian The Times Time Out Metro Radio 4 and The Sunday Times also reviewed it very positively 3 In late 2009 the play was named at no 9 in The Times Top Twenty Plays of the Decade 5 It also received three Olivier Award nominations one in 2008 before the transfer then nods for Best New Play and Best Actress in a Play in 2009 6 References EditFootnotes That Face at the Duke of York s Theatre WC2 The Times 12 May 2008 Retrieved on 28 May 2008 Terry Teachout A Commanding Debut The Wall Street Journal 21 May 2010 p W5 a b Official Website Wall Street Journal TLS Times Literary Supplement Olivier Winners 2009 The Official London Theatre Guide www officiallondontheatre co uk Archived from the original on 24 May 2010 SourcesBenedict David 25 April 2007 That Face Variety Retrieved on 19 April 2008 Wolf Matt 9 May 2007 In London Two Small Shows Attract Full Houses International Herald Tribune Retrieved on 19 April 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title That Face amp oldid 1173406259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
