Maggie Smith Returns To London Stage For ‘A German Life’

This looks like it might be worth a trip to London. : )

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https://deadline.com/2019/02/maggie-smith-london-stage-a-german-life-cdg-casting-awards-shepperton-expansion-1202556189/

https://bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-german-life/

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Updated On: 2/13/19 at 06:33 PM

Anyone want to do an exchange program and I'll go to London to see this and you can come to the US and see a show? hehe

If they were looking to transfer it, they would likely try to bring it to the West End first before immediately making the leap across the pond. And I haven’t even heard anything about it transferring to the West End.

It seems unlikely to me that she will want to uproot herself for a full run here, but maybe she could do a week at BAM or something like that.

I was lucky enough to see the show on my London trip - it’s not a physically demanding role (she’s literally just sitting in a chair the whole time), but I imagine it’s very mentally and emotionally taxing.

It’s not the most amazing text you’ll ever hear but it’s the perfect vehicle for an aged actress with a strong and warm personality. It’s exactly the kind of thing I’d pay big $$$ to see Angela Lansbury do. Maggie was great.

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