Keeler is a play written by Gill Adams, based on Christine Keeler's 2001 autobiography The Truth At Last: My Story, and is described as being produced with her 'sanction and involvement'.[1]
Productions
The play was produced at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in 2007,[2] the Richmond Theatre in 2011[3] and the Charing Cross Theatre, London in 2013. The Charing Cross production ran from 31 October to 14 December.[4]
Cast
| Character
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2007 Actor
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2011 Actor
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2013 Actor
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Notes
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| Christine Keeler
|
Alice Coulthard
|
Alice Coulthard
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Sarah Armstrong
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| Stephen Ward
|
Brian Cowan
|
Paul Nicholas
|
Paul Nicholas
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Also director
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| Lucky Gordon
|
Ewan David Alman
|
Chucky Venn[5]
|
Marcus Adolphy
|
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| Lady P
|
Laurie Hagen
|
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Carina Birrell
|
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| Eugene Ivanov
|
Patrick Ross
|
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Alex Dower
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| John Profumo
|
Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis
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|
Michael Good
|
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| Doris / dance captain
|
|
Hannah Jordan
|
Hannah Jordan
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| Lord Tubbs
|
|
Stephen Joseph
|
Stephen Joseph
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| Mandy Rice-Davies
|
Stacey Cadman
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Stacey Leeson
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| Bill Astor
|
Martin Bendel
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|
Andrew Harrison
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2013 Crew
| Post
|
Person
|
Notes
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| Writer
|
Gill Adams
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| Set Designer
|
Charlie Camms
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| Lighting Designer
|
Mike Robertson
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| Choreographer
|
Chris Hocking
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| Fight Director
|
Andrei Zayats
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| Costume Designer
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Jonathan Lipman
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| Sound Engineer
|
David Gates
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| Production Manager
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Andy George
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Critical reception
The play has received mixed reviews. One,[6] described the play as a 'dud', but another [7] while pointing out that the factual accuracy of the play is uncertain (because 'We can't be sure what really happened'), said that if 'judged purely as drama...it works admirably.'
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