The Diana tapesBy James Clements
The Diana Tapes is a tense political thriller presenting the true story of one of the greatest media scandals in British history - the publication of Andrew Morton’s book about Diana, Princess of Wales, which ended her marriage and shook the monarchy to its core.
The show moves between Morton’s office, the sitting room where the Princess recorded her darkest secrets onto cassettes, and the dingy West London cafė where one of her best friends surreptitiously handed them over. The subterfuge and deception are brought to a scorching climax that changed celebrity, privacy, and the Windsor family forever. The question remains: who was the victim, and who was the victor?
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Director Wednesday Sue Derrico
Featuring James Clements, Ana Cristina Da Silva, Sam Hood Adrain
JUNE-JULY 2018 - STOCKWELL PLAYHOUSE - LONDON
Set/Props/Costumes Madeline Wall
Lighting Elizabeth M. Stewart
Stage Management Martin Bristow
MAY-JUNE 2018 - HERE - NEW YORK
Set/Props/Costumes Madeline Wall
Lighting Elizabeth M. Stewart
Stage Management Becky Abramowitz*
Associate Producer Wednesday Sue Derrico
SEPTEMBER 2017 - RED SANDCASTLE THEATER - TORONTO
Costumes Mairi MacInnes
Lighting Jason Thomson
Stage Management Catherine D'Angelo
AUGUST 2017 - IRT THEATRE - NEW YORK
Costumes Mairi MacInnes
Lighting Charlotte Seelig
Stage Management María Privitera
JUNE 2017 - SEG HUB - PROVIDENCE
Costumes Mairi MacInnes
Stage Management Katherine Guanche
AUGUST 2016 - THE EDINBURGH FRINGE
Costumes Mairi MacInnes
Lighting Laura Hawkins
Sound Adam Welsh
Stage Management Martha Gallagher
Photography by Pablo Calderón-Santiago
SELECTED PRESS & AWARDS
Shortlisted for the 2016 Holden Street Theatre Award
BroadwayWorld’s June 2017 New England Pick of the Month
The scandal surrounding Princess Diana’s secret tapes adapted into a play - HARPER’S BAZAAR
Princess Diana’s secret tapes to be made into a stage play - EVENING STANDARD
Theatre review: Play captures passion, heartache of Princess Diana - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
”Intricate and compelling…” - BROADWAYWORLD
”The stakes were incredibly high…” - STV TV
”The Peoples Princess is reincarnated at the HERE Arts Center…” - THEATRE IS EASY
”Timely and relevant…a real-life fairy tale gone wrong” - MOONEY ON THEATRE
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