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Performance Dates
Tuesday 16 December 2014 - Saturday 23 May 2015. Monday to Saturday 7.30pm, Wednesday & Saturday 2.30pm
Run time: 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval
Includes interval
Olivier-Award winner Tamsin Greig (Episodes, Green Wing, Jumpy, God of Carnage) makes her musical theatre debut, with Olivier and Tony Award nominee Haydn Gwynne (The Audience, Billy Elliot, Silent Witness, Death in Paradise), in the UK premiere of David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane’s new musical adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s Oscar-nominated film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at the Playhouse Theatre.
On the streets of Madrid, a city pulsing with art, industry, and passion, Pepa’s world is unravelling. Her lover leaves her. And then she meets his wife. And his son. And his new girlfriend. Meanwhile, Pepa’s best friend is tangled up in her own romantic crisis with a suspected criminal, leaving Pepa with only the taxi driver to help navigate the Gran Vía ahead.
★★★★ "It’s no wonder that Almodovar has given this exhilarating version his blessing" The Independent
★★★★ "A stylish hoot. Brilliant. Magnifico!" Daily Mail
★★★★ "Almodóvar’s edgy women will lift you up and melt your heart" The Times
★★★★ "A joyous evening: an affectionate, poignant and defiant tribute to female resilience" Financial Times
★★★★ "An absolute joy of an evening, built on heartbreak, jealousy and tongue-in-cheek verve" Daily Telegraph
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was Almodovar's first international hit, which he based on Jean Cocteau's The Human Voice. The eclectic Spanish director, whose other films include Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! with Antonio Banderas and Volver with Penelope Cruz, has been involved in the forthcoming musical production of his film.
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Casi todo el mundo conoce las máscaras de comedia y tragedia que usamos como símbolo del teatro.
Recientemente le pregunté a uno de mis amigos si le gustaría venir a ver un espectáculo conmigo y me dijo que solo le gustaban los más felices. Esto me hizo pensar en qué series clasificaríamos como comedias y cuáles como tragedias. Por supuesto, hay algunos programas que cubren ambas cosas.
27 Jan, 2015 | By London Theatre Direct

Pasar una noche viendo cinco mujeres al borde de una crisis nerviosa puede que no parezca la idea de diversión de todo el mundo (especialmente si no eres mujer, imagino). Aunque una de las mujeres sea la favorita de la televisión Tamsin Greig. Pero después de ver el espectáculo anoche, solo tengo una palabra: ¡increíble!
15 Jan, 2015 | By London Theatre Direct

¡El 2015 está casi aquí y parece que va a ser un año muy emocionante! Las principales estrenas de enero incluyen Women on the Borde of a Nervous Breakdown (Playhouse Theatre), Taken At Midnight (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Ruling Class (Trafalgar Studios), My Night With Reg (Apollo Theatre) y Di And Viv And Rose (Vaudeville Theatre).
31 Dec, 2014 | By Andrew Tomlins