2021 PERFORMANCE in Gala for Macmillan Cancer Care in tribute to Trader Faulkner .
"Stunning. Absolutely perfectly Vivien' Gyles Brandreth
Publicity still from Notley Abbey (c) Persophia
Letter To Larry, a play written by Donald Macdonald, stars Susie Lindeman been described as "poignant.. exquisite, dazzling...deeply moving and brilliant" "invoking the very essence of Vivien Leigh" it was first performed as a rehearsed reading to a sold-out audience at the Leicester Square Theatre in 2011.
A special avant-premiere season at the Jermyn Street Theatre was during the London Jubilee celebrations of 2012, directed to acclaim by the playwright and starring Susie Lindeman. "heartbreaking and brilliant"
"Laurence Olivier described Leigh as having an attraction of the most perturbable nature he had ever encountered- which Lindeman also holds on her audience. Compelling"
In 2013, Vivien Leigh's centenary year, the world-premiere Paris production directed by Wayne Harrison was a sensation. In London Lindeman's performance was the highlight, and exclusive theatrical tribute, of Vivien's centenary celebrations in the West End, playing to friends, family, fans, and the public on the night Vivien would have been 100.
The show also played special centennial performances in Hollywood, a gala show in Sydney for SANE, and was presented by London's National Portrait Gallery, in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre as part of the National's Starring Vivien Leigh exhibition. More London shows folowed, including in association with Fashion And Cinema.
In 2017, Letter to Larry was invited to again be the theatrical tribute to Vivien Leigh on the evening of rememberance in London, marking 50 years since her death.
In 2019 Letter to Larry was invited as a highlight for official 80th anniversary celebrations for Gone With The Wind, in Atlanta. USA, in association with the Gone With The Wind Museum.
Thank you to all out international audiences and fans.
"You are a genius! It really was like watching Miss Leigh in action. I was transported. I loved every minute of it- a superlative embodiment of her"
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