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- Peter Polycarpou plays Vivian Van Damm and Tracie Bennett plays Laura Henderson in Mrs Henderson Presents. They were the real-life partners in London’s Windmill Theatre and its nude performances.
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Mar 22, 2017 · March 22, 2017. 2 min read. Peter Polycarpou plays Vivian Van Damm and Tracie Bennett plays Laura Henderson in Mrs Henderson Presents. They were the real-life partners in London’s...
- Megan Dolski
On 6 March 2015, initial casting was announced with the news that Janie Dee would play the role of Laura Henderson with Emma Williams playing Maureen. Further notable casting included Ian Bartholomew as Vivian Van Damm and Mark Hadfield as Arthur.
Laura Henderson (6 December 1863 – 29 November 1944) born Laura Forster, rose to prominence during the 1930s when, as a wealthy and eccentric widow, she founded the Windmill Theatre in London's Great Windmill Street, in partnership with Vivian van Damm.
Jan 12, 2006 · Judi Dench as Laura Henderson. Bob Hoskins as Vivian Van Damm. Will Young as Bertie. Kelly Reilly as Maureen. Thelma Barlow as Lady Conway. Christopher Guest as Lord Cromer. Directed by Stephen Frears; Written by Martin Sherman
Recently widowed well-to-do Mrs. Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) is at a bit of a loose end in inter-war London. On a whim, she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in the West End and persuades impresario Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins) to run it, despite the fact the two don't seem to get along at all.
- Stephen Frears
- 3 min
She hires English stage director Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins). He's about to leave because she was unforgivable late and she was rude to him. However this, Mrs Henderson is determined to hire him. The remodelation of the theatre begins, with plenty of disagreement between financer and director: the name of the girl chorus, the kind of show...
A 1949 film called Murder at the Windmill ( Mystery at the Burlesque in the U.S.A.) featured Diana Decker, Jon Pertwee, and Jimmy Edwards, and was directed by Val Guest. [3] Van Damm was portrayed by Bob Hoskins in the film Mrs Henderson Presents (2005).
