A piece of Hollywood is coming to Park Theatre...

Emmy award winner, BAFTA nominated Greta Scacchi revives her role as the iconic Bette Davis, while RSC, National Theatre actress Felicity Dean plays the glamorous Joan Crawford, in Anton Burge’s warm, witty and incisive play Bette & Joan.

Celebrated actress and director Sue Jenkins completes the team, bringing the story of two stars of the silver screen to life.

In 1962 the careers of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, once considered Hollywood royalty, were in the doldrums, until a low-budget, high-risk psychological thriller become an overnight smash hit.

The movie was What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? It’s making has become the stuff of legend.

Anton Burge has turned this titanic clash of Hollywood egos into a wonderfully acerbic exploration of the lives and loves of two extraordinary women, who challenged the system and refused to accept an industry that believed female stars had a sell-by date.

Expect an evening of bittersweet comedy, dazzling one-liners and thought-provoking revelations that ask, has much changed since 1962?

Audio described performances

20 December, 19.45

Touch Tour

20 December, 18.45