BETTE/CAVETT

Grant Smeaton

1971. The dawn of the decade of trash. She's the 63
year old Queen of Hollywood. He's the host who gets the guests his rivals can't get near. Meet Bette Davis. Meet Dick Cavett.

Using verbatim text and studded with some hilariously unPC 70s commercials, BETTE/CAVETT re-imagines one of the most candid TV meetings of all time - sliding down the rose-tinted sunglasses of our perceptions of "the old days" and challenging our tendency to glamorize the past.

Coming up... Ms Davis on - losing her virginity ... We'll be right back!

The Scotsman - "BEGUILING" - ****
The List - "INSPIRED... RUNAWAY SUCCESS"
"A triumph and a deligh"t - The Herald - *****

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Here's what the Programming Panel said:

An engaging and provocative approach to verbatim theatre, Smeaton's piece was chosen because of the important questions it asks about the changing nature of celebrity in our culture and the relevance of presenting themes surrounding sexuality to an international market.