All About my Mother, The Old Vic, 2007.
Cast: Eleanor Bron, Bradley Freegard, Joanne Froggatt, Robert Galas, Mark Gatiss, Lucy-Anne Holmes, Lesley Manville, Colin Morgan, Eileen Nicholas, Yvonne O'Grady, Charlotte Randle, Diana Rigg, Michael Shaeffer.
Writer: Samuel Adamson, based on the film by Pedro Almodovar.
Director: Tom Cairns.
Going through these boxes it's surprising how much stuff I've seen that's been based on films. And it's not like I've seen everything that has been. It's all a bit disappointing and unnecessary. This didn't need adapting for the stage but I suppose if it hadn't been I'd never have seen Diana Rigg or Lesley Manville (even if I had forgotten I'd seen Diana Rigg). I think Almodovar's time might have passed now and it's a long time since I was at The Old Vic. Perhaps I should reacquaint myself with both.
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