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Comedy

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Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

10 November 1985

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Susannah York

Susannah York

Lorraine Barry

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Ray Malcolm

Peter Chelsom

Peter Chelsom

Bryan Snow

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Marian Blake

Amanda Donohoe

Amanda Donohoe

Understudy

David Yelland

David Yelland

Tony Orford

Neville Barber

Neville Barber

Gerald Wentworth

David Swift

David Swift

J.C. Roebuck

Jo Kendall

Jo Kendall

Linda Copeland

Ben Aris

Ben Aris

Charles Hawkins

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Usherette

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