AN American who once lived in Malvern has come to the rescue of actors starring in a production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, appealed for help from a genuine American to help the cast fine-tune their accents in the run-up to the play going on stage.
The appeal fell on deaf ears until American Tamara Cooper, who lives in Richmond, Virginia, heard about the theatre’s plight and offered her help.
Director Nic Walentowicz said: “We had an e-mail from her in Richmond saying she used to live in Malvern and offered to coach us through the accents over the phone.
“How she heard about us I don’t know but it’s absolutely fantastic how our little request from Bromyard got all the way across the Atlantic and she picked up on it.”
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will be performed at 7.30pm tonight and tomorrow.
Tickets cost £8 or £7 concessions.
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