Woman in Mind

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Woman in Mind in London at the Vaudeville Theatre previewed from 29 January 2009, opened 6 February 2009 and closed 2 May 2009.

A major revival of Alan Ayckbourn's play Woman in Mind in London starring Janie Dee and directed by the author, Alan Ayckbourn.

"An evening of pure Ayckbourn gold" The Daily Express

Like many other women in the UK, Susan lives with a boring, inconsiderate and unattractive husband. Like many other women, this drives her mad. Enter Susan's mind, where fantasy and reality collide with devastating and hilarious consequences. Alan Ayckbourn's most personal and powerful play, Woman in Mind tells the mesmerising tale of a woman's struggle with her imagination.

"With Woman in Mind, Alan Ayckbourn perfected his distinctive english comedy" The Sunday Times

The cast for Woman in Mind in London features Janie Dee as 'Susan' along with Perdita Avery, John Branwell, Bill Champion, Joanna David, Dominic Hecht, Paul Kemp and Martin Parr - casting subject to change. This production of Woman in Mind is directed by Alan Ayckbourn with designs by Roger Glossop and lighting by Mick Huges.

"As moving as it is hilarious" The Sunday Express

"Alan Ayckbourn's decision to give the title-role to that wonderfully warm actress Janie Dee [is] as much a surprise to her fans as it's a stretch for her... Dee embraces all that's asked of her, and more. Indeed, her naturally appealing qualities are a plus, for they make you feel that Susan has suppressed an emotional generosity that might find fulfilment in a happier context. Yet she's no sentimentally conceived victim." The Times

"The luminous Janie Dee... should be lauded as one of the finest actors of her generation"
The Observer

"[Woman in Mind] deals with madness, the failures of faith and the disintegration of the family. The author's latest revival, in which Janie Dee proves as compelling as Julia McKenzie in the original, confirms Ayckbourn's status as a master of tragi-comedy... In Susan, he creates one of the great female roles in modern drama - and what Janie Dee captures superbly is the sense of a personality in flux... it is a tremendous performance." The Guardian

"Seriously clever, and seriously funny" The Independent

"That marvellous and criminally undervalued actress Janie Dee has long excelled in Ayckbourn, and she is in magnificent form here as Susan. Despite her miserable marriage and mounting mental confusion, you constantly capture glimpses of the person Susan used to be - a woman of great warmth, wit and sensuality... While Ayckbourn's production powerfully captures the dark humour, sharp pain and sheer weirdness of this remarkable play." The Daily Telegraph

Woman in Mind at the Vaudeville Theatre in London previews from 29 January 2009, opened on 6 February 2009 and closed on 2 May 2009.