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Sincere thanks to many people who have helped so much with this production. Nick Avenell at The Park & Sarah Gamboe-Beresford at The Hope for rehearsal space; Geraldine Cox & Barry Chambers at Kirkdale Bookshop; [[Chris Briggs]], Tony Sherwood & Kevin Bennett at Emmaus; Jerry at The Lane Books; Judy Way at Bromley Little Theatre; [[Emma Kerby-Evans]] & Beckenham Theatre Centre; Jill Crawley & Gill farthing at Anerley Library; Guy Fairbank; [[Chris Vian-Smith]] for voice-over; [[Christine Theophilus]]; [[Adam Crook]]; [[Carole Coyne]]; Felix Catto and Glenn Aylott for the typewriter.
 
Sincere thanks to many people who have helped so much with this production. Nick Avenell at The Park & Sarah Gamboe-Beresford at The Hope for rehearsal space; Geraldine Cox & Barry Chambers at Kirkdale Bookshop; [[Chris Briggs]], Tony Sherwood & Kevin Bennett at Emmaus; Jerry at The Lane Books; Judy Way at Bromley Little Theatre; [[Emma Kerby-Evans]] & Beckenham Theatre Centre; Jill Crawley & Gill farthing at Anerley Library; Guy Fairbank; [[Chris Vian-Smith]] for voice-over; [[Christine Theophilus]]; [[Adam Crook]]; [[Carole Coyne]]; Felix Catto and Glenn Aylott for the typewriter.
  
Many thanks to the wonderful cast and crew for all their commitment, support and dedication. Thanks to SLT Theatre Committee, [[Alan Buckman]], [[Peter Stevens]], [[Dave Hollander]], [[Jenny Gammon]], [[Lisa Thomas]], [[Anton Krause],][[Mark Bullock]], [[Jess Osorio]] and the Box Office team, [[Matthew Lyne]] and the Bar staff, the Front of House team and all the Raffle volunteers.
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Many thanks to the wonderful cast and crew for all their commitment, support and dedication. Thanks to SLT Theatre Committee, [[Alan Buckman]], [[Peter Stevens]], [[Dave Hollander]], [[Jenny Gammon]], [[Lisa Thomas]], [[Anton Krause]], [[Mark Bullock]], [[Jess Osorio]] and the Box Office team, [[Matthew Lyne]] and the Bar staff, the Front of House team and all the Raffle volunteers.
  
 
== Reviews ==
 
== Reviews ==

Revision as of 18:38, 5 August 2011

Poster by Poster Designer

by Helene Hanff, adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans

Directed by Jeanette Hoile

Performances: August 2011


Introduction

The play is a dramatisation of the letters between a struggling writer in New York and an antiquarian bookseller in London. In 1949, Helene Hanff, in search of obscure books unavailable locally, contacted Frank Doel, the manager of Marks and Co, a bookshop in Charing Cross Road. A long distance relationship developed between the brash American and the reserved manager, which extended to his staff, and lasted 20 years. This true story of their correspondence included many literary discussions as well as the exchange of gifts as Helene eased the shortages of post WWII England with her food parcels and holiday packages. Sadly, Helene postponed her proposed visit to London for too long and Frank died in 1968. She wrote a book about their correspondence and, by then a successful writer, eventually visited the shop in 1971.

It is a very warm and moving story of a long distance loving relationship of two people who never met. Helene has a dry wit and never ending enthusiasm, and teases Frank out of his stiff formality into an affectionate relationship, which sparkles and makes entertaining watching as the letters and books ingeniously travel across the Atlantic and the stage! The fact that it is a true story makes it so much more poignant.


Cast

Crew


Sincere thanks to many people who have helped so much with this production. Nick Avenell at The Park & Sarah Gamboe-Beresford at The Hope for rehearsal space; Geraldine Cox & Barry Chambers at Kirkdale Bookshop; Chris Briggs, Tony Sherwood & Kevin Bennett at Emmaus; Jerry at The Lane Books; Judy Way at Bromley Little Theatre; Emma Kerby-Evans & Beckenham Theatre Centre; Jill Crawley & Gill farthing at Anerley Library; Guy Fairbank; Chris Vian-Smith for voice-over; Christine Theophilus; Adam Crook; Carole Coyne; Felix Catto and Glenn Aylott for the typewriter.

Many thanks to the wonderful cast and crew for all their commitment, support and dedication. Thanks to SLT Theatre Committee, Alan Buckman, Peter Stevens, Dave Hollander, Jenny Gammon, Lisa Thomas, Anton Krause, Mark Bullock, Jess Osorio and the Box Office team, Matthew Lyne and the Bar staff, the Front of House team and all the Raffle volunteers.

Reviews

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Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

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See Also

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