A battle of emotions in play Less Than Kind will be at Richmond Theatre this week following a successful UK tour last year.
Steel magnate John Fletcher has risen to the colossal challenge of out-producing the Nazi war machine in tanks for D-Day.
He meets Olivia Brown (Sue Holderness) in a comic tale that turns into despair as Brown is forced to choose between her true love and her son who has joined the rising tide of socialists and is outraged at the thought of his mum marrying ‘the enemy.’
Holderness, who lives in Windsor, jumped at the chance to play Brown after she was offered the part, but says “if they hadn’t I would bitten their arms off to play the role. It’s everything you want in a play – it’s very funny, but it’s also filled with passion.”
She also joked how difficult it is to play a role starring opposite such a handsome man as Gaminara, and even having to kiss him on stage.
Holderness is best known for her role as Marlene in Only Fools and Horses, which she played for 18 years. She has also played Annie in three UK tours of Calendar Girls.
Less Than Kind; Richmond Theatre, The Green, June 3 – June 8, Monday to Saturday from 7.30pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm.
Tickets are £10 - £25 and are available from the box office at 0844 871 7651 or atgtickets.com/richmond.
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