A former Associate of the Royal Court Theatre, Wilson directed many new plays there including Mr Kolpert (2000), The Woman Before (2005) and Rainbow Kiss (2006). Richard Wilson will be directing his sixth Hampstead production, Previous work includes Terry Johnson’s Imagine Drowning (1991), Simon Burke’s The Lodger (1994) and Antony Sher’s Primo, which transferred from the National Theatre in 2005. Starting out on the seminal police drama Z Cars, his 200+ full length TV dramas include The Beiderbecke Trilogy and the BAFTA winning A Very British Coup. Plater’s raucously funny play is peopled with characters who fall under the spell of this unlikely heroine, who believed infinitely more in art than she did in money – or in good manners.Īlan Plater wrote extensively for the stage, screen and radio from the 1960s to the 2000s. It received its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre in 1999 and was Olivier nominated for Best New Comedy (2001). Peggy For You is based on the life of Alan Plater's former agent, the legendary Peggy Ramsay. ‘If any of my clients is rich, it’s entirely by accident.’Īgents are not supposed to be more famous than their clients – unless, of course, you are the formidable, outrageous and hilarious Peggy Ramsay… Wilson will be joined by designer, James Cotterill lighting designer, Johanna Town sound designer, Tingying Dong casting director, Robert Sterne CDG and associate director, Dadiow Lin.
Greig will be joined in the cast by Josh Finan ( The Responder, BBC One Shook, Papatango Theatre Co - Southwark Playhouse/UK tour), Trevor Fox ( My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre The Jungle, New York/San Francisco/Playhouse Theatre/Young Vic), Danusia Samal ( Maryland, Royal Court The Great, Hula) and Jos Vantyler ( King Lear, Old Vic Love’s Labour’s Lost, Shakespeare's Globe) in this Olivier-nominated play, which received its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre in 1999. Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the full cast and creative team for Alan Plater’s raucously funny Peggy For You, directed by Richard Wilson and starring Tamsin Greig in the title role, from 10 December until 29 January 2022.
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