That Dinner of '67
Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley, Adrian Lester and David Morrissey star in Tracy-Ann Oberman’s new play about the making of the groundbreaking movie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
In 1967, as race riots swept the streets of America and the Supreme Court considered a landmark case about interracial marriage, Hollywood director Stanley Kramer started filming Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner about a pair of young lovers - one black, one white - seeking the blessing of their concerned parents before getting married.
He had assembled a stellar cast of Oscar winners Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy and Kate Hepburn, with Hepburn’s niece Katharine Houghton making her film debut.
This was a light-hearted, witty film but about a deadly serious subject. It was also the final act of one of Hollywood’s greatest true love stories as, after a love affair that had lasted 26 years and nine movies establishing them as one of the all-time great Hollywood double acts, it was also to be Tracy and Hepburn’s final film together.
Spencer was dying but determined that his final film with his beloved Kate would be both important and a masterpiece.
Tracy-Ann Oberman’s moving and timely play tells a story about love, a classic movie and the impact it had on a divided America.
Written by Tracy-Ann Oberman, with David Spicer
Cast:
Spencer Tracy - Kenneth Branagh
Sidney Poitier - Adrian Lester
Stanley Kramer - David Morrissey
Katharine Houghton - Daisy Ridley
Kate Hepburn - Tracy-Ann Oberman
Ray - Matt Addis
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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- Thu 31 Dec 2020 14:15Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
- Mon 19 Dec 2022 14:15Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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