Climbing the Curtain

This is a novel relating the trials of a top theatre production of an adaptation of a classic film in London’s West End, from the concept of the show to the fall of the curtain on the final night. Judith Gold, grande dame of the British theatre, has chosen her latest venture - a stage version of a classic film, written to her specifications. Resolving to have complete control, she informs producer Wesley Bartlett that she will select both creative team and cast. The result is a spineless director and the perfect acting ensemble, including movie star Rupert Blake. Yet even Judith can’t control her company’s off-stage lives, which threaten to cause onstage chaos. How fitting therefore that a respected war correspondent is taking an unusual interest in the play - and its leading lady.