Rose starring Maureen Lipman to transfer to Ambassadors Theatre, London
Martin Sherman’s play Rose, starring Maureen Lipman is transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre London for a limited season from May 2023.
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REVIEW: Rose, Online through Hope Mill Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Maureen Lipman in Rose by Martin Sherman streaming online for a limited return season.
Hope Mill Theatre Rose Tickets starring Maureen Lipman Book Now
Hope Mill Theatre’s production of Martin Sherman’s Rose starring Maureen Lipman can now be viewed online until 13 December. Book Now
Martin Sherman’s Rose starring Maureen Lipman extends until 26 September
The digital revival of Martin Sherman’s Rose starring Maureen Lipman has announced a two-week extension to its original run by popular demand.
Maureen Lipman on starring in the online revival of Martin Sherman’s play, Rose
Maureen Lipman speaks to Mark Ludmon about playing the title role in Martin Sherman’s Rose in its online revival for Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
REVIEW: The Knowledge, Charing Cross Theatre ✭✭✭
With its tidy ending and compact narrative, The Knowledge is satisfying enough, but capable of so much more than is ever delivered.
Casting announced for stage adaptation of The Knowledge
The cast has been announced for the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Jack Rosenthal’s classic British film, The Knowledge. Steven Pacey, Celine Abrahams, James Alexandrou, Jenna Augen, Louise Callaghan, Ben Caplan, Michael Chance, Alice Felgate and Fabien Frankel have joined the show which runs at Charing Cross Theatre from 4 September to 11 November. It will be directed by Maureen Lipman who not only played one of the lead roles in the film but is also the widow of Jack Rosenthal. It has been adapted for the stage by Simon Block. The 1979 movie, which also starred Nigel Hawthorne, follows the hilarious struggles of four Londoners as they attempt to better themselves by attempting the fearsome “Knowledge” – the process of becoming a London black cab taxi driver. Standing between them and the coveted Green Badge is the eccentric Mr Burgess, the examiner, also known as “The Vampire”, … Read more
Maureen Lipman to direct stage premiere of The Knowledge
Maureen Lipman is to direct the world stage premiere of Jack Rosenthal’s The Knowledge at the Charing Cross Theatre in September 2017. Based on the iconic 1979 film which Lipman played a leading role in, The Knowledge has special significance for Lipman as she is Rosenthal’s widow. Set against the backdrop of the harsh economic times in 1979, the play follows the hilarious struggles of four Londoners as they attempt to better themselves by attempting the fearsome “Knowledge” – the process of becoming a London black cab driver. Standing between them and the coveted Green Badge is the eccentric Mr Burgess, the examiner. Also known as “The Vampire”, he is on an obsessive mission to maintain standards. Maureen said: “It is 13 years since I lost my husband, the unassuming genius Jack Rosenthal. The Knowledge is perhaps Jack’s best realised play – a hymn to the London that he … Read more
