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Felicity Kendal in Relatively Speaking
Felicity Kendal in Relatively Speaking

Kendal & Tointon are Relatively Speaking at Wyndham's next summer

Date: 19 October 2012

As previously tipped, the Theatre Royal Bath's recent revival of Alan Ayckbourn's breakthrough hit Relatively Speaking, starring Felicity Kendal and Kara Tointon, will transfer to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre next summer.

The production, which is directed by Lyndsey Posner (Noises Off, Abigail's Party), will play a limited run at Wyndham's from 16 May to 31 August 2013 (previews from 14 May).

Kendal plays Sheila in the production, which recently played a UK tour, alongside Tointon as Ginny and Jonathan Coy as Philip.

First performed in 1965, Relatively Speaking is a comedy of mistaken identity centring on a complex love triangle between a pair of young lovers and an older married man. It transferred to the West End's Duke of York's in 1967 starring Kendal's Good Life co-star Richard Briers.

Felicity Kendal’s most recent West End credits include Mrs Warren's Profession, The Vortex, Amy’s View, Jumpers, Happy Days, Fallen Angels and Simon Gray’s posthumous The Last Cigarette. She starred in the original West End production of Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests in 1973.

Former EastEnders star Kara Tointon recently appeared in Ayckbourn's Absent Friends at the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre. She made her West End debut playing Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion alongside Rupert Everett last year.

Jonathan Coy played Leonato alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham's Theatre in 2011. His many television credits include Hornblower, Rumpole and Foyle's War.

- by Theo Bosanquet

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Kendal & Tointon star in major revival of Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking - 26th Jun 2012 News
Relatively Speaking (tour - Cambridge, Arts Theatre) starstarstarstar - 24th Sep 2012 Reviews


Reader Comments


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saw this in Malvern wonderful set & performances exceptional performance by miss Kendal a real class act - robg

22 Oct 12

Jonathan Coy was also in Noises Off. Obvious maybe, but it seems to be missed off from here. - theatreliker

20 Oct 12


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