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Sunday Readings in the Park

The Second Mrs Tanqueray

by Arthur Wing Pinero

Directed by Robert Laycock

Reputedly England’s answer to Ibsen, The Second Mrs Tanqueray explores the story of widower Aubrey Tanqueray who has fallen in love and decides to marry the beautiful Paula, a troubled woman with a scandalous past. The marriage is on rocky ground from the beginning, but Paula discovers a chance to save everything with the return of Aubrey’s daughter from his first marriage, the conversely angelic Ellean.

So, as you may know, our season of six plays for Sunday Readings in The Park, all totally different in style, are going to be performed in Rep with the same 12 actors. You will be hard pressed to find another example of an actor being able to illustrate their craft so perfectly. We really are so lucky to be able to announce that: Imogen Smith, Lesley Harcourt, Miram Haque, Toni Kanal, Anthony Zaki, Edward Halstead, Edwin Flay, Eirik Barr, Hari Sajan, Luke Barton, Jay Alwyn and Paul Foulds make up the ensemble.

The new season Rediscovering Rep runs on selected Sundays between 22 May – 24 July 2016:

Sunday 22 May 2pm: Léocadia by Jean Anouilh (translated by Timberlake Wertenbaker)
Sunday 19 Jun 2pm: Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade
Sunday 26 Jun 2pm: The Lady Is Not For Burning by Christopher Fry
Sunday 17 Jul 2pm: Laburnum Grove by J.B. Priestley
Sunday 24 Jul 2pm: Burnt Piano by Justin Fleming