National Theatre Live: All About Eve

Release Date: 2019-03-11

Overview: From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Catherine maneuvers her way into Eve's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

Rating: 8.5 / 10

Cast

Gillian Anderson

as Margo Channing

Lily James

as Eve Harrington

Monica Dolan

as Karen Richards

Ian Drysdale

as Max Fabian

Tsion Habte

as Phoebe

Crew

Julia Horan - Casting Director
Ivo van Hove - Stage Director
Ivo van Hove - Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Writer
Mary Orr - Short Story

Reviews

SWITCH.:

Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of ‘All About Eve’ isn’t perfect, but it’s a deeply fascinating and unsettling piece of work, celebrating Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s writing and characters while exposing a deepe...