Money (play)
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| File:Money by Lytton, 4th edition title page.jpg
Fourth edition title page, 1840
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| Written by | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
| Date premiered | 8 December 1840 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal Haymarket, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | 19th century England |
Money is a comic play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It was premièred at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 8 December 1840.
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Production history
The play was revived at the Royal National Theatre in 1999,[1] directed by John Caird and with a cast including Jasper Britton, Roger Allam (winner of the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role), Simon Russell Beale, Sophie Okonedo, Patricia Hodge (who won Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for 2000 for her role) and Victoria Hamilton.
Film adaptation
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In 1921 the play was adapted into a silent film directed by Duncan McRae and starring Henry Ainley, Faith Bevan and Margot Drake.
Radio adaptation
A radio adaptation of the play by Kate Clanchy was premiered by BBC Radio 3 on 19 June 2011 as part of its Money Talks season and repeated on 1 July 2012.[2][3] It was the first radio play to be directed by Samuel West (who also played the minor and uncredited vocal role of a French tailor). The play was recorded at Bulwer-Lytton's stately home, Knebworth House, and the music was performed by the Endellion String Quartet. The producer was Amber Barnfather. The Financial Times described the production as “faultlessly stylish”.[4]
Cast
- Alfred Evelyn - Blake Ritson
- Clara Douglas - Laura Rees
- Sir John Vesey - Ian McDiarmid
- Lady Franklin - Celia Imrie
- Henry Graves - Roger Allam
- Georgina Vesey - Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Sir Frederick Blount - Bertie Carvel
- Benjamin Stout - Richard Cordery
- Captain Dudley Smooth - Tom Goodman-Hill
- Flash - Nicholas Boulton
References
- ↑ Money - Productions - National Theatre
- ↑ BBC - BBC Radio 3 Programmes - Drama on 3, Money
- ↑ “The Week in Radio: A satirical class act that’s right on the money” - The Independent - 5 July 2012
- ↑ Radio choice, Martin Hoyle, Financial Times, June 18/June 19 2011
