DUSTIN Hoffman and Anne Bancroft’s unforgettable performances in The Graduate are recalled at Theatre Royal Winchester in a brilliant stage adaptation of the legendary Oscar winning film.
This is a tale of sexual misadventure, teenage rebellion and mid-life angst which has timeless appeal.
When Benjamin Braddock graduates from college, his parents expect great things from him and push him towards a successful business career. Confused about his future and not wanting to follow the commercial path his affluent family and their friends seem to assume he will take, his life becomes complicated when he is embroiled in a seductive affair with an older woman, Mrs Robinson, the wife of his father’s business partner.
Although the affair eventually ends, the relationship comes back to haunt him as he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs Robinson’s daughter.
The Graduate has been an enormous success in both the West End and Broadway and is now brought vividly to life on stage at Theatre Royal Winchester. True to the spirit of the original film it features the music of Simon and Garfunkel.
■ The Graduate is on stage tonight and tomorrow.
Tickets: 01962 840440 or visit theatre-royal-winchester.
co.uk.
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