Review Round Up: Mrs President, Charing Cross Theatre

Review Round Up: Mrs President, Charing Cross Theatre

We take a look at what is being said about this new production of John Ransom Phillips’s play about Mary Todd Lincoln. Broadway World: “The potential is there, but the premise is muddled, and despite director Bronagh Lagan’s best efforts, scenes feel devoid of emotion where we should be empathetic to Mary’s grief.” All That Dazzles: “Keala Settle takes a break from her usual roles in musicals to deliver an impressively dramatic performance, full…

Mrs. President - Charing Cross Theatre, London

Writer: John Ransom Phillips Director: Bronagh Lagan Travel back to the American Civil War era in this play, returning from last year’s run, which focuses on the First Lady Mary Lincoln (Keala Settle) and the world’s first celebrity photographer Mathew Brady (Hal Fowler). Mrs. Lincoln approaches Brady numerous times throughout the play to take her [...] The post Mrs. President – Charing Cross Theatre, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.

‘Mrs President’ review – Keala Settle plays grieving Mary Lincoln in philosophical photo play

Following its original run at the venue last year, Mrs President returns to Charing Cross Theatre in a 'reinvented' version starring The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle.

MRS PRESIDENT review by thespyinthestalls at Charing Cross

MRS PRESIDENT Charing Cross Theatre ★★★ “exciting and compelling to watch” There are a few key questions at the heart of Mrs President, a reworked and deepened version of John Ransom Phillips’ play, first presented last year. Who gets to control your image, especially when a visual representation is intended to enter the public domain as a painting or a photograph? Is the subject in control, or the creator? Then, once the portrait gets set in c…

Keala Settle on Mrs President and Mary Todd Lincoln

Keala Settle discusses Mary Todd Lincoln, narrative control, and the human cost of being publicly judged. The post Keala Settle on Mrs President and Mary Todd Lincoln appeared first on 1883 Magazine.