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This article is about the Peter Nichols play. For other uses, see Passion play (disambiguation).

Passion Play is a 1981 play by British playwright Peter Nichols dealing with adultery and betrayal, unusual in that one character is portrayed by two actresses for public speech and private thoughts. It was originally intended to open the Royal Shakespeare Company's new Barbican Theatre but was produced by them at the London's Aldwych Theatre in 1981.[1] The London production starred Judy Parfitt as Eleanor. A revival opened in May 2013 starring Zoe Wanamaker and Samantha Bond..[2]

It opened, as Passion, on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on May 7, 1983 where it closed on August 8, 1983 after 97 performances. The Broadway production was directed by Marshall W. Mason and starred Cathryn Damon as Eleanor, Frank Langella as Jim, Stephanie Gordon as Agnes, Bob Gunton as James, Roxanne Hart as Kate, and E. Katherine Kerr as Nell.

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  1. ^ "Passion Play". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Archive Catalogue. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s69wb


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