Adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans from Helene Hanff’s best-selling novel of the same name, 84 Charing Cross Road is a tender and heart-warming tale of transatlantic friendship.
The bittersweet comedy is based on the extraordinary true story of the remarkable relationship that developed over 20 years between a vivacious New York writer and a London bookseller. Through their exchange of humorous and often intimate correspondence a snapshot of Britain from the post-war 1940s to the swinging 60s is revealed, alongside a touching human story that still resonates today.
Stefanie Powers plays Helene Hanff. A star of stage and screen with a career spanning over 50 years, Powers is best known for her iconic role opposite Robert Wagner inHart to Hart,which ran over 5 series and 8 TV movies between 1979 and 1996. Her extensive film and TV credits include McLintock!, The Magnificent Seven Ride Again, The Rockford Files, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Manand The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Clive Francis’recent theatre credits include An Inspector Calls(West End), Les Blancs(National Theatre) and Enron; on screen he has appeared in The Queen, Mr Turnerand most recently as Lord Salisbury in the award-winning Netflix series, The Crown.
Helene Hanff (1916 to 1997) was an American novelist and screenwriter whose principal works include 84 Charing Cross Road, Q’s Legacy, The Duchess of Bloomsbury Streetand Underfoot in Show Business.
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Tickets for 84 Charing Cross Road at Oxford Playhouse start at £10 and are available from the Ticket Office on 01865 305305 or book online at www.oxfordplayhouse.com
