Driving Miss Daisy

A Melbourne Comedy Theatre production
Play by Alfred Uhry

Cast:

Daisy Werthan - Angela Lansbury
Hoke Colburn - James Earl Jones
Boolie Werthan - Boyd Gaynes

A stunning comedy-drama play based on the 1989 film of the same name starring two of the world’s greatest living actors — five-time Tony Award® and three-time Academy Award® nominee Angela Lansbury and two-time Tony Award® winner and Academy Award® nominee James Earl Jones, alongside four time Tony Award® winner Boyd Gaines. It tells the affecting story of the decades-long relationship between a stubborn Southern matriarch and her compassionate chauffeur. An iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship, the play has warmed the hearts of millions of theatregoers worldwide. The production was filmed at The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 2013. The event will be broadcast from the BFI Southbank in London. The Q&A will provide an insight in to Angela’s motivations for doing the play and look back at her incredible career in film and on the stage.