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Splendour (play)

Splendour is a play by Welsh playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan. It was first performed at the Edinburgh festival at the Traverse Theatre in 2000 in a production by Paines Plough.

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Splendour is a play by Welsh playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan. It was first performed at the Edinburgh festival at the Traverse Theatre in 20001 in a production by Paines Plough.2

The play runs for approximately 95 minutes with no intermission.3

Production history

Year City Theatre Directed by Micheleine Kathryn Gilma Genevieve
2000 Edinburgh (UK) Traverse Theatre Vicky Featherstone Mary Cunningham Faith Flint Eileen Walsh Myra McFadyen
20154 London (UK) Donmar Warehouse Robert Hastie Sinéad Cusack Genevieve O’Reilly Zawe Ashton Michelle Fairley
20175 Berkeley (US) Aurora Theatre Barbara Damashek Lorri Holt Denmo Ibrahim Sam Jackson Mia Tagano
References

References

  1. "Arts: Edinburgh: Three plays at the Traverse explore clashing cultures". the Guardian. 8 August 2000.
  2. "SPLENDOUR | Paines Plough". www.painesplough.com.
  3. "Splendour". www.auroratheatre.org.
  4. "Splendour review: Abi Morgan's work has stood the test of time". The Independent. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
  5. "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.