Artist:
Hitchcock blond
Genre: Off Broadway
Background:Hitchcock blond is a play by noted playwright Terry Johnson. Johnson was the stage adapter/director of The Graduate. He has written and directed the plays Dead Funny and Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick. Other plays include Hysteria, Imagine Drowning, Cries from the Mammal House, Unsuitable for Adults and Insignificance. His West End directing credits include The Memory of Water, Elton John's Glasses, Entertaining Mr. Sloane and the world premiere of Philip Ridley's Sparkleshark.
The play interweaves three stories that all involve the legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, who had an affinity for blonds. The 1999 plot line follows a lecturer and his student uncovering lost Hitchcock footage from an unknown 1919 film in a Greek villa, the 1959 story finds Hitchcock himself as a character, working with Janet Leigh's body double on the movie "Psycho."
The play is presented with the scenes shuffling between modern day Greece and the 1959 production
of Psycho. The events of 1919 are portrayed by the stills from the movie projected on the walls of the stage. Alfred Hitchcock makes a cameo appearance in the play. The play enjoyed a successful run at London's Royal Court Theater in April 2003 before transferring to the West End's Lyric Theater. The designs, lighting, effects, costumes and music all create a captivating atmosphere and perfectly capture the surreal quality of the story
The play has been finely written and acted and it constantly teases and surprises. Johnson has done a great job in directing such a complex story. Johnson’s production is visual treat thanks to William Dudley’s video designs. David Haig plays the role of the professor, while Fiona Glascott plays his cynical, sharp-witted student who could still fall under his spell. Rosamund Pike does a great job in presenting the body double as a complex woman, torn between modesty and ambition. Playing Hitchcock is William Hootkins. Hootkins has done a tremendous job as Alfred Hitchcock and recreated the legendary director to the tilt.
A fantastic play and an absorbing story. Amazing performances and all the ingredients of a fantastic show. If you want to see this drama, contact your on-line ticket vendor and get the tickets as soon as possible!
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