WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?

Previews Begin: January 8, 2005
Official Run: January 25 - April 30, 2005
Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, London

SYNOPSIS
Play by Brian Clark. Directed by Sir Peter Hall.

Kim Cattrall plays intelligent and sexy sculptor Claire Harrison, who is forced to contemplate her future following a serious road accident. Left with only the use of her sharp mind, wit and indomitable spirit, she can make us laugh, and often does - she could make us cry, but doesn't want to. What she does want is to be heard and to reclaim the decisions about her own life and death.

Whose Life Is It Anyway? places the individual at the centre of one of the most complex medical and moral issues of our times - do we have the right to choose how we want to live and when we want to die?

Originally seen in London in 1978 with Tom Conti, the production subsequently transferred to Broadway and was then re-written for Mary Tyler Moore. Brian Clark's newly updated version of his award-winning play now invites contemporary audiences to consider some of the most challenging and controversial questions they may ever be asked.

Kim Cattrall, best known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones in the internationally award winning "Sex in the City", leads a cast including Janet Suzman (not appearing 10 to 12 February 2005) and Ann Mitchell. Sir Peter Hall, one of the world's most distinguished directors, will direct the production. (from Albemarle of London)

GALLERY
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DISCUSSION
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CAST
(in alphabetical order; click on name to visit website) 

	Jotham Annan Annan plays John.
(no photo available)	Rachel Bavidge Bavidge plays Margaret Boyle.
	Kim Cattrall ('Sex & the City') Cattrall plays Claire Harrison, a sculptor faced with difficult decisions after she is in a serious accident. Interesting Note: Cattrall is an alum of LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts), as is Sid. Cattrall also appeared as 'Lt. Valeris' in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
	William Chubb (The Affair of the Necklace) Chubb plays Doctor Emerson.
	Amita Dhiri ('This Life', 'Being April') Dhiri plays Miss Hill.
	Emma Lowndes Lowndes plays Nurse Kay Sadler.
	Ann Mitchell ('EastEnders', 'Widows') Mitchell plays Sister Anderson.
	Alexander Siddig ('Spooks'/'MI-5', Kingdom of Heaven, Syriana) Sid plays Doctor Scott.
	Janet Suzman (Max, 'Nicholas & Alexandra') Suzman plays Dame Jane Millhouse.

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Kim Cattrall Returns to London and Stage in Whose Life is it Anyway? (Playbill.com) - 7.23.04
Full Casting Confirmed (London Theater Guide - Sid mentioned) - 10.25.04
Kim Cattrall and Janet Suzman to Star in London Whose Life Is It Anyway? (Playbill.com - Sid mentioned) - 10.26.04

REVIEWS
What's On Stage - 4 out of 5 stars; no Sid mention
Times Online - 4 out of 5 stars; no Sid mention
The Guardian - 3 out of 5 stars; no Sid mention
The Telegraph - generally positive; oblique reference to Sid (he's the doctor whom Claire embarrasses)
The Scotsman - 3 stars; positive Sid review
The Financial Times - general positive; positive Sid mention
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PHOTOS
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LINKS
"Whose Life Is It Anyway?" Official Website