MADONNA TO MAKE WEST END DEBUT in MAY 02

MADONNA TO MAKE WEST END DEBUT in MAY 02

Pop star Madonna will be making her West End stage debut in Up For Grabs , at the Wyndham's Theatre.

The play opens 23rd May 02, following previews from 9th May 02, and taking bookings to 13th July 02 (Tickets are now on sale!!).

A comedy by Australian playwright David Williamson, it explores the extent to which an art dealer will go to get a sale, and the moral hurdles which she must overcome along the way. Simone(played by Madonna) is an art dealer who is trying to crack into a new, wealthier market. She is given the opportunity to sell a Brett Whitely painting, and has guaranteed the artist a minimum of 2 million Dollars for the sale. It is not worth that much, and her relationship and apartment are under threat if she fails to find a buyer. Simone conducts a private auction between three interested buyers, and has to pull strings along the way to get the bids rolling.

The 41-year-old singer's last stage outing was on Broadway in David Mamet's "Speed-The-Plow" in 1988

Up For Grabs , which has a cast of seven, will be directed by Laurence Boswell.