hitchcock blonde

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/17/04 at 8:01am

whats the plot of this show? all i know is that its about janet leigh's body double in Psycho. I also know that there is a long nude scene towards the end? is the play by terry johnson published?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 5/17/04 at 8:17am

It was two stories. One was set in the present, with a film history lecturer and his student discovering a lost film of Hitchcock, and him falling in love with her. The other was to do with the woman who was auditioning to be Janet Leigh's body double in Psycho and her abusive husband. There was indeed a very lengthy nude scene towards the end, but it was staged in such a way that nothing was very visible for very long. It was originally staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London and I think they publish most of the plays that are staged there. Try their website for info.

[Serendipity]

Posted: 5/17/04 at 8:27am

Actually, it was three stories .... 1919, 1959, and 1999.

"Be prepared to travel through time if you see Terry Johnson's critically acclaimed play Hitchcock Blonde.
Starring Rosamund Pike and William Hootkins, the play shifts between 1919, 1959 and 1999; it's been described as dark and deep, and touches on the relationships of dysfunctional men and younger women.

The play is about the search for the true Hitchcock, and the three plots interweave: In 1999 we see a middle aged university lecturer luring a student to a Greek island to restore a lost Hitchcock film.

Go back in time to 1959 and we see Hitchcock himself scrutinising Janet Leigh's body double (played by Rosamund Pike) in Psycho.

Eventually the plot takes the audience to 1919 and a recreation of a lost Hitchcock film that explores the film maker's obsession with Blonde women.

Along the way, the complex plot takes in diverse themes including relationships, hilarious observations on the fifty-something generation, as well as dodgy tourists and snobbery in the British film Industry."

Here's a link as well:

http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/reviews/hitchcockblonde.html
http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/reviews/hitchcockblonde.html>http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/reviews/hitchcockblonde.html

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 5/17/04 at 8:47am

Oh that's right, 3 stories. The 3rd one was the lost film, if I recall. I didn't like the play very much so it didn't exactly burn itself into my memory.