Stage and television star Judith Chapman portrays the fragile and mercurial movie star Vivien Leigh.  The play is an illuminating journey beyond Vivien Leigh's triumphs into the madness that tortured her all of her life, as she reflects on her tumultuous relationship with actor Laurence Olivier and her tragic battles with manic depression and tuberculosis. Leigh also expresses her insecurities, despite winning two Oscars for her "Southern Belle" performances in "Gone with the Wind" and "A Streetcar Named Desire."  Often humorous conversations pop up with the people who touched her most, including friend and confidante Katharine Hepburn, Winston Churchill, Olivier, co-star and lover Peter Finch, and critic Kenneth Tynan whose harsh stage reviews haunted the actress throughout her career.

Vivien

Playwright: Rick Foster

Directed by: Elina de Santos

Produced by: John Perrin Flynn, The Troubadours of Daytime

Presented by : ROGUE MACHINE

Where:

ROGUE MACHINE (in Theatre Theater)

5041 W. Pico Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90019

(2 blocks West of La Brea)

When: 

Opening: Saturday, August 12, 2011 at 8pm   

Running: 8pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and at 2pm on Sundays through September 4th (exceptions are Saturday, August 27th at 5pm, Sunday, August 28th at 3pm, and an added show on Monday, August 29th at 8pm. No performance Friday, August 26th).    

Closing: September 4, 2011  

How:

For reservations call: 855-585-5185

or www.roguemachinetheatre.com

How Much:

$40 and up