Sweet Talk
By Michael Abbensetts
Year staged: 1973
Opening night: 31/07/1973
Theatre Company: English Stage Company
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 6
Synopsis
Set in a single room whose walls define its characters’ lives, Sweet Talk, the most widely performed of Michael Abbensetts’ plays, is a witty, energetic and finally moving account of a marriage in crisis. Since its opening production at the Royal Court where it was directed by Stephen Frears, it has been performed in New York, Canada, Nigeria, Guyana, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Original Cast
Allister Bain
Tony
Mona Hammond
Rita
Don Warrington
Dennis
Sally Watts
Sandra
Joan-Ann Maynard
Yvonne
Lee William-Davis
Oscar
Production Team
Rory Dempster
Lighting Designer
Stephen Frears
Director
William Dudley
Designer / Programme cover design
Additional Materials
Production Contracts
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Photographs
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Press Reviews
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Poster Design
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