Curtain up on sixties scandal.A SIXTIES scandal and the downfall of a government provides the political backdrop for a new play in Kenilworth. The Talisman Theatre group will be staging Hugh Whitemore's A Letter of Resignation on the Barrow Road stage from April 17 to 22. The play revolves around the night Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. discovered his defence minister John Profumo John Dennis Profumo, CBE (January 30, 1915 – March 9, 2006), informally known as Jack Profumo, was a British politician. He also held the Sardinian title Baron Profumo. had lied to the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. about his affair with call-girl Christine Keeler Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) is a former English model and showgirl. Her involvement with a British government minister discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963, in what is known as the Profumo Affair. . John Dawson takes the leading role as Macmillan, who tries to hold together both his government and personal life. The play - written three years ago - was a major hit in London with Edward Fox in the role of Macmillan. Ann Brooks directs the Talisman version, and the Scottish Castle settings are designed by Sheila Fitzgerald. |
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