The award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Martin Sherman’s Rose transfers to the Ambassador’s Theatre for 28 performances from Tuesday 23rd May after sell-out runs at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester and The Park Theatre.
Olivier Award winner Maureen Lipman has performed with The National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company and has starred in innumerable West End productions including Messiah, Wonderful Town, ReJoice, Glorious, Oklahoma & Daytona. For the last five years she has been delighting television audiences as Evelyn Plummer on Coronation Street.
Written by award-winning Martin Sherman whose other plays include Bent, Messiah, A Mad House in Goa as well as When She Danced. Films include Alive and Kicking and Mrs Henderson Presents as well as the Broadway Musical The Boy From Oz.
Rose, a woman whose tumultuous journey through anarchic times takes her from the devastation of Nazi occupied Europe to the allure of the American dream. Through the life of one woman Rose tells the story of a century where everything changed except the violence of the strong against the weak.
The original production of Rose was produced at the National Theatre and on Broadway in 1999. It is perhaps even more relevant today, with the plight of refugees and allegations of antisemitism continuing to dominate the news. This powerful production is a moving reminder of the harrowing events that shaped the last century.
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Reviews
Mandy
Jun 20, 2023
Seats were good the show was amazing Maureen lipman had the whole theatre gripped there was laughter tears she was amazing really enjoyable night how one women can have the all theatre hanging on to her every word shows what an amazing talent she is
TC121
Jun 18, 2023
This is an excellent production that I really enjoyed. Dame Maureen is great and holds the interest of the audience. The story is sometimes quite emotional, but also has elements of humour. This was certainly an outstanding and memorable performance that looked at Jewish heritage, history, identity and memory across the 20th century while Rose is sitting shiva. Sadly, the show is closing at The Ambassadors Theater on June 18th.
Michal Shor-Knipe
Jun 18, 2023
Maureen Lipman, transported us through her protagonist’s life journey. Heavy, poignant, sad, hard to hear, full of personal conflicts and yet heart warming and funny. Maureen is a brilliant actor 👏👏👏
Marie
Jun 18, 2023
Really good show , Maureen is such a great actress for her to be able to keep an audience’s attention for over 2 hrs solely by herself is amazing. So pleased I had chance to see this play before it ended.
Fiona
Jun 18, 2023
A truly memorable experience. A story which in essence was one of hardship told with humour, honesty and bravery. Left a feeling of awe and realisation of the true meaning of making the best of what life can throw at you Humbling
andymkii
Jun 17, 2023
Maureen is a truly fantastic actress! Wow, so well delivered. Well written story. 👏
Sonny Rhind
Jun 17, 2023
I travelled from the Highlands of Scotland to see this and I'm so glad I made the trip. A wonderful performance by Maureen Lipman who guides us through a life of survival and opportunity which is utterly engrossing.
Stuart Fulton
Jun 16, 2023
If you’ve only thought of Maureen Lipman as a comedian go and see her in the revival of Martin Sherman’s Rose. She plays a Ukrainian survivor of the holocaust in Warsaw. Now living in the United States, she has felt out of place her whole life, from her childhood in a Jewish shtetl in the Russian Pale of present day Ukraine, as a refugee after the end of the war in Germany and France, to America via the Exodus attempting to run the British Blockade of Palestine. A truly great and heart wrenching performance.
Elaine
Jun 16, 2023
It was an outstanding performance,. Maureen Lipman very cleverly told the story of Rose. You should be very proud of this show and it’s safe to say there’s no chance of you getting Alzheimer’s, what a memory to sit alone and remember all that
Anita
Jun 16, 2023
Brilliant acting but poor acoustics. Lipman’s voice does not project sufficiently. I was in L row and I and many other spectators missed a great deal of the spoken words.
Anonymous
Jun 16, 2023
Maureen Lipman was phenomenal. A wonderful play
Rodney Curtis
Jun 15, 2023
Good - plus 100%
Janey8
Jun 14, 2023
This play was wonderful to see. The balance between the tragedy and the humour in the script was very good. And Maureen Lipman was amazing!!!She gave a mesmerising performance as Rose, It was finely tuned and everyone was hanging on her every word. She well deserved our standing ovation.
Evelyne
Jun 14, 2023
Maureen Lipman in her one woman show as Rose was simply AMAZING . She had the audience in her hand. Never have I heard a theatre so silent - a captivated audience. Sad, powerful and funny.
Tess
Jun 12, 2023
Very moving. Maureen Lipman is amazing
Wendy
Jun 11, 2023
Sublime performance by Maureen Lipman Thought provoking content made even more so by her outstanding performance of Rose and her harrowing life story Would recommend seeing
Elisabeth May
Jun 11, 2023
The hottest day of the year so far! And didn’t want to come to London…but it was amazing Maureen Lipman is an absolute genius!!
gloria goodman
Jun 11, 2023
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend due to illness. I lost my money as no refunds so I was disappointed. Apparently it got rave reviews and I'm sure I would have written a glowing one.
Deb Palmer
Jun 10, 2023
To be brutally honest I only went to see this play because my friend did and I dutifully dragged myself along thinking if it’s boring I can nod off. BUT it was AMAZING. I was captivated in the first second and was plunged onto a rollercoaster ride of emotions which left me breathless and begging for the interval to be short. The second half did not disappoint and by the end I felt like the 2 hours 20 minute performance was gone in a heartbeat. I wasn’t left begging for more because the play was perfectly scripted that it rounded everything up by the end. Maureen Lipman was legendary in this and was perfectly cast. Loved this so much. ❣️ On the other hand ………..
dlm3557
Jun 9, 2023
I thought Maureen Lipmans acting was superb and the story was very interesting. However towards the end of the first half I was restless in my seat and wanted it to end. I left at the interval.
Lady P
Jun 8, 2023
Maureen’s performance was exceptional, riveting, funny & sad. How she remembered all that dialogue beats me. I would happily go back & see it all again……Well Done Maureen you are an absolute Star!
Fanofmaureen
Jun 7, 2023
Very moving, funny, engaging.
Jan
Jun 4, 2023
What a show what an actress. Sheer perfection and a story told that had you laughing and weeping in the space of a second. An outstanding performance by and outstanding actress.
Clare
Jun 4, 2023
I have no idea how she does such a superb performance on stage alone for all that time. Not once did I feel as if my attention wandered.
Anonymous
Jun 3, 2023
Mesmerising performance . A true tour de force for Maureen Lipman . So moving , Funyun and heart wrenching at the same time . A live memorial to all the millions who perished with no trace or memory
Jeanne Nippers
Jun 2, 2023
Maureen Lipman was breath taking in her performance. I went with a group of friends and we all really enjoyed the play. Beautiful theatre
Simon
Jun 2, 2023
Maureen Lipman - simply sublime
Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street, Home of gefilte fish and kosher meat
Jun 1, 2023
Dame Maureen Lipman is outstanding-or out-sitting us all on a wooden bench for more than two hours with a constant attention-grabbing performance as Warsaw ghetto survivor Rose! Quite apart from the extraordinary feat of memory and performance from this supreme exponent of the dramatic arts, the monologue manages to be both humorous, tragic, profound and educative all in the space of one evening's viewing.
Barbara
May 31, 2023
We were in awe of Maureen Lipman’s seemingly effortless performance that totally held our attention for the full two and a half hours that she was on the stage. Stories of Rose’s harrowing past life were delivered in a very entertaining manner evoking all emotions from the audience. A thoroughly enjoyable evening!
Keith Sharman
May 29, 2023
Great performance by Maureen Lipman
Sarah F
May 27, 2023
I was very enthralled by Maureen Lipman and kept my attention for the first half. However I felt it was approx 15 minutes too long, and lost its way a little with the rights and wrongs of the Israel/Palestine tensions. Still well worth watching
E A Ross
May 27, 2023
Excellent performance, ran the gamut of emotions. Such wonderful story telling by one of our best actors. No need for an elaborate set for this piece, just subtle lighting changes.
Robert Patterson
May 27, 2023
Maureen Lipman was absolutely stunning
Marie Boobyer
May 24, 2023
Wow, how Maureen Lipman managed to stay on stage through all that emotion must be draining. A powerful ‘Least we forget’ story she told us from child to adult, still very current now. Full of admiration and respect, a tale worth telling!