Amy's View
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Amy's View is a play by English dramatist David Hare, originally performed at the Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on June 13, 1997. It was directed by Richard Eyre and starred Samantha Bond as Amy and Judi Dench as Amy's mother, Esme. It was then premiered on Broadway on April 15, 1999. It was directed again by Eyre, with Dench and Bond reprising their roles. In November 2006, it was revived and toured various English theatre, with a new cast, until February 2007.
The play takes place in Pangbourne, Berkshire over the course of sixteen years, from 1979 to 1995. It focuses on Esme Allen, a well-known West End actress, and the relationship between both her daughter, Amy, and her daughter's boyfriend, Dominic.
[edit] Roles
| Role | World Premiere Cast, 13 June 1997 Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre London. |
Broadway Premiere, Apr 15, 1999 New York City, Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
West End Revival, 14 November 2006, Garrick Theatre, London. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esme Allen | Judi Dench | Judi Dench | Felicity Kendall |
| Amy Thomas | Samantha Bond | Samantha Bond | Jenna Russell |
| Dominic Tyghe | Eoin McCarthy | Tate Donovan | Ryan Kiggell |
| Frank Oddie | Ronald Pickup | Ronald Pickup | Gawn Grainger |
| Evelyn Thomas | Joyce Redman | Anne Pitoniak | Antonia Pemberton |
| Toby Cole | Christopher Staines | Maduka Steady | Geoff Bretton |
| Directed by | Richard Eyre | Richard Eyre | Peter Hall |
