“Lafferty rises to the
legend’s challenge…”

— The Evening Standard
 

"Lafferty wins our sympathy for her subject and admiration for her performance."

— Jewish Chronicle
 

 

"Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference is,
frankly, my dears, worth giving a damn about."

— Midweek
 

“It is an entertaining show and a pleasingly assured solo turn”

— The Times
 

“It is a touching and entertaining performance”

— The Sunday Telegraph
 

“It is a touching piece, sustained
delightfully by Marcy Lafferty”

— The Financial Times
 

    “The material is so engrossing and the performance
so compelling, it all works beautifully.”

— The Metro
 

 “After about ten minutes I became mesmerized.
It was almost as if I was seeing Vivien again.”

— Tarquin Olivier, son of Sir Laurence Olivier
as quoted in The Stage

 

“This is a remarkable performance
by a remarkable actress…”

— The Stage
 

“One of the most moving evocations of a real-life person that I can remember… Lafferty inhabits the role for real, holding her audience mesmerized for nearly 90 minutes in a monologue of epic proportions.”

— What's On?
 

“A crisp one-woman show…
 always engaging”

— The Observer
 

Daily Variety

LA Weekly

Audience Response

 

"She holds the audience in the palm of her hand"

— The Stage London

"The intensely harrowing portrait of a
woman in despair."

— LA Weekly Pick of the Week

"Lafferty excellently depicts the angel
and the demon in Leigh.  A must see!"

— Press Telegram

"A captivating and touching performance"

— The Scotsman

"It's Houston's turn now to see this elegantly
tortured portrayal of Leigh"

— OutSmart

"Lafferty takes the stage every bit the star"

— Drama-Logue

"Spectacular and balanced performance"

— Dr. Peter Whybrow, Director
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

We walk away feeling privileged
to have met the 'real' Vivien Leigh"

— Showtime

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