Grief: The National Theatre

Sally

Sally

Based on Mike Leigh’s previous plays, Sally was expecting something witty but ‘Grief' was directly opposite. She was shocked about the depth of sadness, which she says was ‘incredibly perceptive’ of the mother-daughter relationship and the theme of the play.

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Grief: The National Theatre

Event Date: 26/01/2012

The Telegraph gave it four stars and comment that Mike Leigh’s 'Grief' lives up to its name. Grief, the latest play by Mike Leigh set in the 1950s is a story of a war widow called Dorothy played by Lesley Manville whose daughter Victoria increasingly becomes hostile to her mother. They lived in suburb near London why Dorothy and isolated from her friends and is constantly grieving her husband. The story brings to light what it was in the 1950s where pain and suffering, dependencies and stifling domesticity were never spoken off. Audiences loved the play so much and thought the Grief was incredibly perceptive of the 1950s era when emotions were hidden. The actors were also praised for the splendid performance where undoubtedly captured the depth of grief that the play was all about. The cast included Lesley Manville, Marion Bailey, Wendy Nottingham, Ruby Bentall, Dorothy Duffy, David Horovitch and Sam Kelly. The ‘Grief’ was staged at the National Theatre on Wednesday 25th January 2012. WinkBall reporters Dan and Flaminia were there to talk to audiences about the play. Perhaps you spoke to one of our WinkBall reporters? See yourself here and what others had to say, or you can record a video message direct to this video wall and tell us what you love about Mike Leigh’s ‘Grief’!