Amy's View Tipped for West End Return With Felicity Kendal and Jenna Russell

David Hare's 1997 play Amy's View will be revived at the Theatre Royal, Bath in October prior to a national tour that is being tipped for a West End return, according to a report in The Daily Mail. Felicity Kendal and Jenna Russell will play the roles of a disillusioned actress and her adult daughter, respectively. The new production will be helmed by veteran director Peter Hall, who is currently in residence at Bath's Theatre.

Kendal is a veteran of the National Theatre, where she appeared in the original productions of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and On the Razzle, as well as taking over from Diana Rigg in the West End transfer of the National's production of Humble Boy. Her other West End credits include productions of Stoppard's The Real Thing, Jumpers, Hapgood and Indian Ink. She has regularly worked with Hall, including his original production of Amadeus at the National, Moliere's Tartuffe at the Playhouse, An Absolute Turkey at the Globe now Gielgud, Waste and The Seagull both at the Old Vic, and Beckett's Happy Days at the Arts. Russell, who is currently starring in the West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George, was previously seen in the original cast of the current London revival of Guys and Dolls. She has also worked for the RSC and National Theatre.

The revival of Amy's View is due to play two weeks at Bath from October 2, then tour to Brighton, Cambridge, Richmond and Malvern prior to an anticipated West End transfer in November. Hare told The Daily Mail, "It's very moving if someone who has given her whole life to the theatre plays the role, such as Judi [Dench, who originated the leading role in 1997] and now Felicity."