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National Theatre Live: Follies
National Theatre Live: Follies

National Theatre Live: Follies

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New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

152 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

16 November 2017

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Sally Durant Plummer

Peter Forbes

Peter Forbes

Buddy Plummer

Janie Dee

Janie Dee

Phyllis Rogers Stone

Philip Quast

Philip Quast

Benjamin Stone

Tracie Bennett

Tracie Bennett

Carlotta Campion

Gary Raymond

Gary Raymond

Dimitri Weismann

Jordan Shaw

Jordan Shaw

Kevin

Fred Haig

Fred Haig

Young Buddy

Josephine Barstow

Josephine Barstow

Heidi Schiller

Bruce Graham

Bruce Graham

Roscoe

Dawn Hope

Dawn Hope

Stella Deems

Adrian Grove

Adrian Grove

Sam Deems

Di Botcher

Di Botcher

Hattie Walker

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Solange LaFitte

Zizi Strallen

Zizi Strallen

Young Phyllis

Alex Young

Alex Young

Young Sally

Adam Rhys-Charles

Adam Rhys-Charles

Young Ben

Billy Boyle

Billy Boyle

Theodore Whitman

Norma Atallah

Norma Atallah

Emily Whitman

Liz Izen

Liz Izen

Deedee West

Julie Armstrong

Julie Armstrong

Christine Donovan

Gemma Page

Gemma Page

Sandra Crane

Alison Langer

Alison Langer

Young Heidi

Aimee Hodnett

Aimee Hodnett

Young Hattie

Sarah-Marie Maxwell

Sarah-Marie Maxwell

Young Solange

Kate Parr

Kate Parr

Young Sandra

Christine Tucker

Christine Tucker

Young Deedee

Leisha Mollyneaux

Leisha Mollyneaux

Young Stella

Emily Langham

Emily Langham

Young Carlotta

Anouska Eaton

Anouska Eaton

Young Emily

Barnaby Thompson

Barnaby Thompson

Young Theodore

Emily Goodenough

Emily Goodenough

Young Christine

Edwin Ray

Edwin Ray

Cameraman

Ian McLarnon

Ian McLarnon

TV Interviewer

Liz Ewing

Liz Ewing

Weismann's PA

Jeremy Batt

Jeremy Batt

Ensemble

Michael Vinsen

Michael Vinsen

Ensemble

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