DB7

Tuesday 2 & Thursday 4 November
2.30pm (2 hours) · Cottesloe Theatre · £5.00 / £4.00

One of the most accomplished and distinctive of British actors,
Malcolm McDowell came to prominence in his screen debut in
Lindsay Anderson's If . (1969) and worked with the director for
the next 20 years on stage and screen, most famously on the two
further instalments of what came to be known as The Mick Travis
Trilogy : O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982).

To commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the death of his
friend and mentor, McDowell offers a wide-ranging portrait of the
formidable yet compassionate director, drawn from writings by and
about Anderson, as well as hilarious and moving encounters with
colleagues Alan Bates, Bette Davis, John Ford, John Gielgud,
Lillian Gish, Richard Harris, Laurence Olivier, Rachel Roberts
and David Storey.

After a sell-out success in Edinburgh, McDowell comes to the
National Theatre where Lindsay Anderson directed several
productions to present this affectionate yet unsparing tribute,
from one cinematic great to another.

The presentation is directed by Mike Kaplan, who produced
Anderson s last film The Whales of August.

These performances will be followed by a season of Lindsay
Anderson s films presented by the British Film Institute at the
National Film Theatre 7 - 30 November including an on-stage
interview with Malcolm McDowell about his career. www.bfi.org.uk


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