It was ultimately a year about women, with Herstory Festival and Bechdel Testing proving that there was plenty of excellent new writing from women, despite Hampstead Theatre claiming otherwise.
I Loved Lucy Q&A podcast: What do Lucille Ball & Sandra Dickinson have in common?
Why did Lee call his American producers in alarm when he first met Sandra Dickinson? What do Sandra and Lucille Ball have in common? Are Lee and Matthew Scott related? What would Lucy herself tell Lee if she were in the audience?
I LOVED LUCY – Arts Theatre
Revival is a strange word. It suggests something rescued from its deathbed and shocked into fresh vigour by an infusion of talent, or money, or inspiration. In the case of I Loved Lucy, the corpse seems retrieved from the morgue only to die again in public.
I LOVED LUCY – Arts Theatre
Snapshots from Lucy’s life are plastered across the proscenium arch of The Arts Theatre, and her name is illuminated in giant letters as a backdrop for this story. There is definitely only one agenda of this production, the life and loves of Lucille Ball.
I LOVED LUCY – Arts Theatre
Lee Tannen’s play about his friendship with Lucille Ball is filled with many wonderful stories about her career and life – but also reveals a comedienne and actress who became increasingly vulnerable as she grew older, brought to wonderful life through the direction of Anthony Biggs.
I LOVED LUCY – Arts Theatre
Just transferred from the Jermyn Street theatre to the Arts Theatre, I Loved Lucy is an autobiographical play, adapted from Lee Tannen’s memoirs about his relationship with cultural icon, Lucille Ball. A massive fan of the comedy star, Tannen uses obscure family ties to meet and form a friendship with Lucy.
I LOVED LUCY – Arts Theatre
As wonderful as Matthew is, the evening really belongs to Sandra Dickinson. She really is Lucy. The voice, the mannerisms and the highly infectious laugh are all there.
PHOTOS & VIDEO: In the rehearsal room with I Loved Lucy + rare footage of Lucille Ball
Have you got your tickets yet for the return of Lee Tannen’s Mates-acclaimed play I LOVED LUCY? Sneak a peek at our rehearsal shots of Sandra Dickinson (reprising her role as Lucille Ball) and Broadway’s Matthew Scott – plus rarely seen colour footage of the real Lucille Ball in action – and then get booking!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri to talk to I Loved Lucy’s author & stars
Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the author, director and stars of Lee Tannen’s hit bio-play I LOVED LUCY, returning for a third London season by popular demand, after the performance at the Arts Theatre Wednesday 26 July 2017. Got any questions?
NEWS: I Loved Lucy transfers to Arts Theatre for seven weeks
Lee Tannen’s personal, funny, bittersweet play I Loved Lucy about his 10-year relationship with TV comedy legend Lucille Ball is to transfer to London’s Arts Theatre for a strictly limited seven-week season from 19 July to 2 September 2017
I LOVED LUCY – Jermyn Street Theatre
What do you call a biographical play which is as unquestioning in its adoration of its star subject as it is blinded by self-obsessed camp homosexual fandom? Is there a genre called fag-hagiography? There is now.
I LOVED LUCY – Jermyn Street Theatre
I Loved Lucy is Lee Tannen’s “autobiographical” biography of the final chapters of Lucille Ball’s life. An age gap of 40 years separated Ball and Tannen, who had been a devoted fan of America’s favourite TV comedienne since his very young childhood.