Aristo (play)
Aristo is a 2008 play by American born playwright Martin Sherman, based on material in the book [1] by Peter Evans about the life of Aristotle Onassis after he met Jackie Kennedy. It premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester (11 September – 11 October 2008), was directed by Nancy Meckler and starred Robert Lindsay as Onassis.[2]
Reviews[]
The play was poorly received by critics and did not transfer to the West End even though it had sold out in Chichester. However, critics agreed that Robert Lindsay's performance eclipsed the play.[3][4]
Cast[]
- Robert Lindsay - Onassis
- Elizabeth McGovern - Jacqueline
- June Watson - Eleni
- Robin Soans - Costa
- Denise Black - Dimitra
- Julius D'Silva - Theo
- John Hodgkinson - Yanni
- Diana Quick - Maria
- Joe Marsh - Alexander
- Ben Grove - Musician
- Graeme Taylor - Musician
- Andrew Elias - Waiter
- Nick Howard-Brown - Waiter
References[]
- ^ "Nemesis: by Peter Evans". Archived from the original on 2006-11-03.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Theatre review: Aristo / Minerva, Chichester". TheGuardian.com. 3 October 2008.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph
Categories:
- 2008 plays
- Plays based on books
- Plays based on actual events
- Plays based on real people
- Plays set in the 1960s
- Plays set in the 1970s
- Plays set in Greece
- Cultural depictions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- Cultural depictions of Aristotle Onassis
- Plays by Martin Sherman