Stevie (play)
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Stevie is a 1977 play by Hugh Whitemore, about the life of poet Stevie Smith. The play's two-week, pre-London engagement was at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. The production opened March 23, 1977, at the Vaudeville Theatre with Glenda Jackson as English poet and novelist Stevie Smith and featured Mona Washbourne and Peter Eyre. It was directed by Clifford Williams.[1][2]
The play received a film adaptation in 1978 directed by Robert Enders, with Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen and Trevor Howard.[3][4]
Plot
British poet/author Stevie Smith lives with her beloved aunt. Her life story is told through direct dialogue with the audience by Stevie, as well as flashbacks, and narration by a friend known as "The Man". The main focus is on her relationship with her aunt, romantic relationships of the past, including her boyfriend Freddie, and the fame she received late in her life. Stevie escapes her dull middle-class existence through her poetry. Though she takes many spiritual flights of fancy, she never truly leaves the suburban house wherein all the action takes place.
Production history
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References
- ^ "Glenda Jackson"STEVIE" (Smith) Mona Washbourne/Peter Eyre/Hugh Whitemore 1977 Brighton, England Tryout Playbill at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Whitemore, Hugh. "Stevie". Google Books. S. French. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Howey, Christine. "Could Be Verse". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Stevie: ★★★★ from The Times". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 31 January 2024.