ONE FOR DIARY

Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, from August 3 to 26 in rep Three women are thrown together in their late teens. They are very different people, but it isn’t long before they’re living in each other’s pockets. Life is a blast, and together they can do anything. But life also has unexpected plans for them.

Di and Viv and Rose is the funny, moving and surprising story of three friends whose relationship spans 30 dramatic years. Written by actor-writer Amelia Bullmore (best known as Steph Barnes in Coronation Street, Vicky Fleming in Happy Valley and DCI Gill Murray in Scott & Bailey, of which she also wrote several episodes), the original production had a sellout run at Hampstead Theatre and transferred to the West End.

Di and Viv and Rose is directed by Lotte Wakeham, who last year directed The World Goes Round at the SJT, and also the musical Wonderland, currently touring the UK. Lotte was Associate Director on the RSC’s Matilda.

Lotte said: “I’m thrilled to be back at the SJT, having had such a great time directing The World Goes Round here last summer. We’ve been having a lot of fun in rehearsals and costume fittings for Di and Viv and Rose. I’m very excited to share this play with the SJT audience, as it’s one of the most moving yet also hilarious plays I’ve come across in a long time.”

Di and Viv and Rose features Polly Lister as Di, Grace Cookey-Gam as Viv and Margaret CabournSmith as Rose.

Polly Lister has received huge critical and audience acclaim as Mari Hoff in the Stephen Jospeh’s current production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. That is in rep until August 19.

Di and Viv and Rose can be seen in the Round at the Stephend Joseph Theatre in rep, from Thursday August 3 to Saturday August 26.