''Losing Louis'' a play by

Simon Mendes da Costa Simon Mendes da Costa is a British playwright. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1989 and 1991. His first play, ''Table for One'', opened at the Hen and Chickens Theatre on 6 November 2001. and he was nominat ...

, is a black comedy which first premiered at the

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, on 24 January 2005. It was produced by

Michael Codron Sir Michael Victor Codron (born 8 June 1930) is a British theatre producer, known for his productions of the early work of Harold Pinter, Christopher Hampton, David Hare, Simon Gray and Tom Stoppard. He has been honoured with a Laurence Olivi ...

and starred

Alison Steadman Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film '' Life Is Sweet'' and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as M ...

and

Lynda Bellingham Lynda Bellingham, OBE ( ; 31 May 194819 October 2014) was an English actress, broadcaster and author. She acted in television series such as '' All Creatures Great and Small'', '' Doctor Who'', '' Second Thoughts'' and '' Faith in the Future''. S ...

and was directed by

Robin Lefevre Robin Lefevre (sometimes "Lefèvre", born 1947) is a British theatre director. He has worked in Britain, Ireland, Australia, and the United States. Career Lefevre began as an actor in Scottish repertory theatre as well as playing small parts on B ...

. Following

it transferred immediately to the West End before embarking on a No 1. Southern tour the following year. It also opened on

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at the Biltmore Theatre on 12 October 2006, in a different production called ''Losing Louie'', directed by

Jerry Zaks Jerry Zaks (born September 7, 1946) is an American stage and television director, and actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Drama Desk Award for directing ''The House of Blue Leaves'', ''Lend Me a Tenor'', and ''Six Degre ...

.IBDB New York production information of Losing Louie
/ref> Secrets that refuse to remain buried erupt as family members are brought together, after years of segregation to face it all out in the bedroom - the place where all the confusion began. (Taken from the original promotion leaflet)

Characters

''The 1950s'' : Louis Judah Ellis, ''A married man,'' : Bobbie Ellis, ''His wife,'' : Bella Holland, ''his mistress.'' ''Present Day'' : Tony Ellis, ''Louis's eldest son,'' : Reggie Ellis, ''Louis's youngest son,'' : Shelia Ellis, ''Tony's wife,'' : Elizabeth Ellis, ''Reggie's wife''.

Notable productions

References

External links

* {{ibdb title, id=432540 2005 plays