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Love Lessons - The Diary of Joan Wyndham

Adapted by Maggie Contreras

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“My life was certainly not dull. As a teenage Catholic virgin, my days were largely spent in trying to remain one. And my nights in trying to stay alive. It was a strange time, frightening, but exhilarating! And I felt the urge to write it all down so as never to forget.” Joan Wyndham
The UK premiere of a new play based on the diaries and memoirs of Joan Wyndham
28 Apr - 5 May 2008
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Joan Wyndham's theatrical journey explores her experiences of love and growth amid the chaos of wartime London, blending personal anecdotes with the vibrant history of the Finborough Theatre's surroundings.

About The Play

About The Play

In 1940 at the height of the Blitz, Joan Wyndham was eighteen years old – a young, upper class art student, living in the heart of Little Chelsea’s Bohemian centre. With brutal honesty, Joan takes us with her on a personal journey of love and war – coupling her vivacious stories of life, love and growing up in war-ravaged Bohemian London with a unique and fascinating glimpse into the past of the Finborough Theatre’s immediate area.

“You have no idea how terrifying it can be to sit…only 10 yards away from a lovely young girl pretending to be you!! Luckily it was far from embarrassing – her performance was both touching and funny and I could recognize me and my awful behavior in much of it” Joan Wyndham

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Cast

Crew

Director

Nicolette Lee Roberts

Design

Carl Gudenius

Lighting

David M. Robinson

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