Kenneth Branagh hails Zoë as a 'brilliant' actress as she joins his theatre company for All On Her Own and Harlequinade double bill

12 July 2015 23:50

Zoë's next theatre project has been announced – she is set to star in not one but two plays, All On Her Own and Harlequinade, as part of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's Plays at the Garrick season. The double bill of Terence Rattigan plays will run from 24 October – 13 January at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End.

In the first ever West End production of All On Her Own, a powerful dramatic monologue, Zoë will star as Rosemary, a widow who is troubled by the circumstances of her husband's death. As the theatre company's press release says intriguingly, Rosemary is 'a woman with a secret, alone at midnight in London'. It adds that she has 'a burden to share that is at times both heart-breaking and sinister'.

After All On Her Own, the mood will be lightened by the comedy Harlequinade, another rarely seen play. It follows the backstage antics of a theatre company that is attempting to stage The Winter's Tale and Romeo and Juliet. In Harlequinade Zoë will appear as Dame Maud, who is a haughty actress with a fondness for a tipple.

Kenneth Branagh, who will also appear in Harlequinade, as well as co-directing with Rob Ashford, is clearly delighted that Zoe has joined his theatre company. 'Zoë Wanamaker is a brilliant comedienne and a great tragic actress too,' he says enthusiastically in the press release.

Branagh adds that Zoe, in the role of Rosemary, will 'show us the dramatic side of a playwright also known as ''the English Chekhov'''. 'The rarely seen All On Her Own provides a fabulous woman's role, and makes for an intriguingly balanced double bill,' he concludes.

The news of Zoë joining the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company has been met with great media interest, with articles being published by the Daily Mail, The Stage, Official London Theatre, WhatsOnStage.com, BroadwayWorld.com, Playbill and Culture Whisper, among others.

You can book tickets for performances of the All On Her Own/Harlequinade double bill via the theatre company's website.

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