The Breath of Life -- 2002

The Breath of Life
A Play by David Hare        Directed by Howard Davies
Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Previews begin October 4, 2002
Opening Night -- October 15, 2002      Runs through -- March 1, 2003
Dame Judi as "Frances" Beale
Dame Maggie Smith as Madeleine Palmer
Last Updated:   March 13, 2010

Photos Programme / Text Reviews Articles Opening Night Messages

Audience / Website Visitor Reviews (Major Spoilers)

"I had a dream ... the Queen came to Blackheath ... "
A lighter exchange between the two
RPS Audio Clip

"When we married ... I hadn't known anyone else ..."
This is the ending of the Play
RPS Audio Clip

Thanks to TiggerGirl for selecting these scenes

Photos

December 4, 2002
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife attend BOL

November 29, 2002
Former US President Bill Clinton and family attend BOL

From Hello Magazine, December 17 Issue
Thanks to Gloria B. for sending this photo

Dame Judi outside the Haymarket Theatre, October 4th, 2002 and January 28th, 2003
Thanks to Connie E.

Programme / Play Text

Here's a suggestion ... if you plan to ask for autographs, make sure
you have a Sharpee pen or marker. The pages are slippery and don't take ink well.

Thanks to Connie E.

Front and Back Covers of the Play Text being sold at the Theatre
Cover artwork designed by Dewynters, London from
"Women of Tahiti, On the Beach" by Paul Gauguin, Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Thanks to Connie E.

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