Splendour (play)

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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 2000 [1] in a production by Paines Plough. [2]

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

Production history

YearCityTheatreDirected byMicheleineKathrynGilmaGenevieve
2000Edinburgh (UK) Traverse Theatre Vicky Featherstone Mary Cunningham Faith Flint Eileen Walsh Myra McFadyen
2015 [4] London (UK) Donmar Warehouse Robert Hastie Sinéad Cusack Genevieve O’Reilly Zawe Ashton Michelle Fairley
2017 [5] Berkeley (US) Aurora Theatre Barbara DamashekLorri HoltDenmo Ibrahim Sam Jackson Mia Tagano

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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.