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The Prisoner Of Second Avenue

Booking from Wednesday, 30th June 2010 until Saturday, 25th September 2010
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'Two of America's finest actors, Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruehl, in their prime and on blistering. form. a master class in comic acting'
The Independent
Jeff Goldblum stars a man heading towards a nervous breakdown in The Prisoner Of Second Avenue, a black comedy set in 1970's New York.
'Two of America's finest actors, Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruehl, in their prime and on blistering. form. a master class in comic acting'
The Independent
Set in the 1970's, THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE is a black comedy depicting a New York couple, Mel (Jeff Goldblum) and Edna Edison (Mercedes Ruehl), enduring the trials and tribulations of city life. Mel is made redundant and the stress of an economic crisis and urban life pushes him into having a nervous breakdown. The family gathers to offer support, with Edna stoically bearing the burden of his disintegration and self-pity.
Written by Neil Simon, The Prisoner of Second Avenue originally premiered on Broadway in 1971, starring Peter Falk and Lee Grant, where it ran for two years and received a Tony Award nomination. It was subsequently made into a film in 1975, starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bankcroft.

Showing at Vaudeville Theatre

Vaudeville Theatre
The Strand
London

The original theatre on this site was designed by C J Phipps and opened on 16 April 1870. The theatre was subsequently reconstructed, to designs once again by C J Phipps, and reopened on 13 Janaury 1891. This theatre added the still existing four-storey high frontage in Portland stone. The theatre then closed on 7 November 1925 when the interior was completely reconstructed to designs by Robert Atkins (the auditorium was changed from a horseshoe shape to the current rectangle shape), reopening on 23 February 1926

The Vaudeville Theatre staged mostly revues in it's early days. On 5 August 1954 the musical "Salad Days" opened here having transferred from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre and stayed for 2,329 performances - becoming the longest running production in the history of the Vaudeville Theatre. Other productions here included Arnold Wesker's "Chips With Everything", Willy Russell's play "Shirley Valentine" with Pauline Collins, and more recently the Kander and Ebb musical "70, Girls, 70" with Dora Bryan and Simon Gray's play Hidden Laughter. History repeated itself when a revival of "Salad Days" opened here on 18 April 1996 with a cast that featured the cabaret duo Kit and The Widow. The production this time though only lasted 4 months, closing on 24 August 1996.

Travel directions

Take the Northern or Bakerloo Line to Charing Cross station. The theatre is 10 minutes walk.

Nearest underground station: Covent Garden

Nearest train station: Charing Cross

Buses: 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 68, 7A, 91, 139, 176

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