Making her Rose Theatre debut, Alison Steadman will take the role of Pat in Michael Frayn's Here.
Alison is one of the UK’s best-loved and most prolific actresses, recently enjoying a West End run in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit as the improbable clairvoyant Madame Arcati.
Also on stage she created the role of the monstrous Beverly in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party and starred in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, for which she won an Olivier Award. Her films include ‘Shirley Valentine’ and Mike Leigh’s ‘Life Is Sweet’ and ‘Topsy Turvy’. Television work includes ‘Fat Friends’, ‘The Singing Detective’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and Pam in ‘Gavin & Stacey’.
Here is directed by Lisa Spirling, whose recent directing credits include Hundreds and Thousands (Buckle for Dust at Soho Theatre Upstairs), Terminal Four Play (Theatre503, Latitude Festival), Cotton Wool (Buckle for Dust at Theatre503, Meyer-Whitworth Award Winner), and Idiots of Ants (Pleasance, Edinburgh and on tour)
Set and costume is by Polly Sullivan
Further casting to be announced.
