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RSC PRODUCTIONS
LOVE IN A WOOD by William
Wycherley
Directed by Tim Supple. Produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company at
The Swan Theatre, Stratford On Avon. Opened May 2001. Cast included:
Amanda Drew, Paul Bentall, Louis Hillyer. An early comedy by this acerbic
restoration playwright. Diana played LADY FLIPPANT an arch and conniving
man-eater desperate to find a husband.
THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA
by David Edgar
Directed by Michael Attenborough. Produced by The Royal Shakespeare
Company,at The Other Place Theatre, Stratford On Avon. Opened: July 2001.
Transferred to the Pit, Barbican, January 2002.
Cast included: Penny Downie, Zoe Waites, David Wilmot.
A challenging play about the dilemmas of peace negotiation in a balkans
style conflict. Diana played FLOSSIE an idealistic actress who is forced
to make a terrible choice and live with its consequences.
ROBERTO ZUCCO by Bernhard
Marie Koltes (translated by Martin Crimp).
Directed by James MacDonald. Produced by The Royal
Shakespeare Company,at The Other Place Theatre, Stratford On Avon. Opened:
26th November 1998. Transferred to the
Pit, Barbican, 1999. Cast included: Zubin
Varla, Penny Leyden, Jimmy Chisholm. A savagely nihilistic modern european
play by this controversial writer which a large company handled with panache.
Diana played RICH LADY, an archetypal bourgeious character in the style
of Bunuel, who is drawn to the murderous hero even though he kills her
son.
TALK OF THE CITY by Stephen
Poliakoff
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Produced by The Royal
Shakespeare Company,at The Swan Theatre, Stratford On Avon. Opened 1998.
Transferred to the Young Vic, 1999. Cast included: David Westhead,
John Normington, Polly Martin. Poliakoff's play is about the heydays of
radio in the 1940's and the burgeoning power of the media in public life.
Diana played DAPHNE, a conventional radio producer who becomes involved,
at first unwillingly, in a radically different light entertainment show.
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
by Christopher Hampton
Directed by David Leaveaux. Produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company,at The Ambassadors Theatre, London.
Cast included: Daniel Travanti, Nicola King,
Julie Graham. Hampton's elegant and witty play about 18th century intrigue
had already enjoyed a successful run by the time Diana took over the role
of the MARQUISE DE MERTEUIL. It was a challenge to step into the role
after several well-known actresses but Leveaux's excellent direction helped
Diana rise to the occasion.
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