I got offered the part by the director Thea Sharrock and read it, heard that Nancy Carroll and Adrian Scarborough were in it and accepted.
London Theatre, Interview, London Theatre, 4 June 2013 source ↗
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Tracy-Ann Oberman
Actor and writer
A beautiful, sequined dress for a showbiz function. It was pushing £1,850.
Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
My hybrid car. Not glamorous, not fast, but indispensable.
A hand-painted beaded dress from New York. It weighs about 16lb and cost me £4,000, 30 years ago.
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