Ladies in Lavender at the Theatre Royal

The world premiere stage production of Ladies in Lavender starring Hayley Mills and Belinda Lang is set to tour to the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday 28th May to Saturday 2nd June 2012. The cast also features Robert Duncan, Carol Macready, Abigail Thaw and Robert Rees, directed by Robin Lefevre. An evocative and heart-warming story of unfulfilled dreams and unrequited love, Ladies in Lavender has been adapted for the stage by Shaun McKenna from the hit 2004 film. The stage production will feature the exquisite music from the film composed by Nigel Hess, for which he received a Classical Brit Award nomination.

Based on the film written and directed by Charles Dance which starred Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and on the original short story by William J Locke, Ladies in Lavender tells the tale of two sisters, Ursula and Janet, who live in a close-knit fishing village in picturesque Cornwall, in 1937.

When a handsome and talented young Polish-Jewish violinist bound for America is washed ashore, the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live.