Story of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to be performed
Following sell out performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Old Vic and most recently Soho Theatre, Lady of Burma, the true story of Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi is transferring to Riverside Studios for a 4-week run from 7th November, at a time when the world is watching the crisis in Burma unfold.
Politician, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, mother and grandmother, Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of the democratically-elected government of Burma, yet has endured house arrest for over a decade.
Director and writer Richard Shannon wrote The Lady of Burma for actress Liana Mau Tan Gould to perform at a fundraising gala for the Burma Campaign UK at the Old Vic in November 2006. The play went on to play at Assembly in Edinburgh this Summer, and a special performance was arranged at Soho Theatre in October as part of an International Day of Action for Burma to highlight the current political unrest in Burma.
This is the first full run of the play in London prior to a UK Tour in Spring 2008 and is produced by Riverside Studios, Louise Chantal and James Seabright, in association with the Burma Campaign UK.
October 19, 2007
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