Stevie (play)

Stevie is a 1977 play by Hugh Whitemore, about the life of poet Stevie Smith. The play's two-week, pre-London engagement was at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. The production opened March 23, 1977, at the Vaudeville Theatre with Glenda Jackson as English poet and novelist Stevie Smith and featured Mona Washbourne and Peter Eyre. It was directed by Clifford Williams.[1][2]

The play received a film adaptation in 1978 directed by Robert Enders, with Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen and Trevor Howard.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Glenda Jackson"STEVIE" (Smith) Mona Washbourne/Peter Eyre/Hugh Whitemore 1977 Brighton, England Tryout Playbill at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Watts, Janet (17 March 2017). "Glenda Jackson on playing poet Stevie Smith – archive, 1977". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ Whitemore, Hugh. "Stevie". Google Books. S. French. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ Canby, Vincent (19 June 1981). "GLENDA JACKSON FROM LONDON IN 'STEVIE'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 January 2024.