Tom Conti & Gwen Taylor to star in Before The Party

It has been announced that Tom Conti and Gwen Taylor will star in a new production of Before The Party by Rodney Ackland.

The wickedly satirical comedy will open at the Theatre Royal Windsor on 2nd September ahead of a short tour. The show will visit Norwich, Woking, Malvern, Cheltenham, Bath and Eastbourne.

Conti will also direct the production, having first directed it in 1980 at the West End's Apollo Theatre starring Jane Asher and Michael Gough.

The war is over and the Skinner family is trying to return to normal. If only the blasted Government wasn’t such a nuisance with rationing preventing Cook from acquiring delicious delicacies. With daughter Laura returned from Africa, widowed but not alone, they prepare for the latest social gathering.

Tom Conti reprises performance in Twelve Angry Men

He's back! Tom Conti (pictured right) is set to reprise his performance in Twelve Angry Men.

Following his stint in the West End production, Conti will lead the cast of the production when it tours the UK next year! He  stars as Juror number 8, the role made famous by Henry Fonda. 

The Olivier Award Winner, Tony Award Winner, Variety Award Winner, and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee is one of the most respected and celebrated actors of his generation.

Unforgettable as the leading man in hit films such as Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and Shirley Valentine, he has also appeared as myriad different characters on both the big and small screens as well as on stage. 

Conti's recent movies include The Dark Knight Rises and Street Dance. He and Dame Judi Dench were recently jointly voted the Most Popular Actors in the West End in the last 25 years. 

Tom Conti joins Twelve Angry Men

It has been announced that Tom Conti is joining the West End production of Twelve Angry Men.

The Olivier, Tony and Variety Award winner joins the production from Monday 31st March as juror number 8,  the role made famous by Henry Fonda. The show has once again extended its run to 14th June 2014. 

Tom Conti joins Robert Vaughn and Jeff Fahey in the production directed by Christopher Haydon. Twelve Angry Men originated as a television play and has been successfully adapted for film, radio and stage. The 1957 Academy Award nominated film version starred and was produced by Henry Fonda.