Slow Horses star steals show as understudies warm to roles.
GENTLE, if not always genteel, this new production of High Society proves an enjoyable dalliance with the songs of Cole Porter and Philip Barry’s tale of love amidst the wealthy denizens of Newport, Rhode Island.
Pretentious Long Island socialite Tracy Samantha Lord, a woman ‘lacking an understanding heart’, is planning her wedding to humourless businessman George Kittredge surrounded by her affluent and somewhat unconventional family; grumpy kid sister Dinah, ever tipsy Uncle Willy, regal mother and unfaithful father, Seth.
However, when her ex-husband Dexter Haven turns up to warn them that tabloid reporters Mike Connor and Liz Imbrie will be arriving to cover the wedding for Spy magazine, disguised as guests. Dexter has invited them to stop Spy from…
At Edinburgh Playhouse
