Elizabeth McGovern
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Elizabeth McGovern is set to headline David Mamet’s The Shawl at London’s Arcola Theatre. The production, directed by Amelia Nicholson, will also star Matthew Marsh and Paul Rattray. It begins performances on September 9 and officially opens on September 11.
Mamet’s 1985 play follows a troubled woman as she seeks guidance from a silver-tongued clairvoyant, who in turn reveals to a manipulative young trick the art of his craft. The pieces explores trust, greed and betrayal, and the power of spiritual knowledge in a secular world....