CHARACTERS
Winston Churchill
Graham Sutherland
Charles Doughty
William Somerset Maugham
Lady Churchill
Jennie Lee
Clement Attlee (voice)
Pathé Newsreader (voice)
REVIEWS
‘PAUL SMITH’s play is wonderful and captures the grandiose character of one of the most formidable historical figures of the twentieth century, Sir Winston Church, and the deeply committed artist, Graham Sutherland. “The Portrait” expresses the truth and reality of the time. It runs up against what one famous and vain man thinks of the artist’s work.’ – Jack Levine on New Play Exchange
‘The Portrait is one of the best historical pieces that I have read on NPX. Paul Smith beautifully renders the cadences of Winston Churchill’s speech and lets us delve into the faltering ego of a great man past his prime…plus a fine discourse on the art of portraiture. I’d love to see this with Gary Oldman playing Churchill and Cumberbatch as Sutherland. Spoiler alert: Mr. Smith is the publisher of many NPX plays, including some of mine. The Portrait should make us all grateful.’ – Kenneth N Kurtz on New Play Exchange
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 85 minutes
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