The Understudy

The perfect film for all of those who ever thought that if they could just get one shot at their big break, then everything would be okay… After years of scratching around for small acting parts, Rebecca is offered the chance to understudy Hollywood superstar Simone Harwin on stage. Things begin to look up when Simone is struck down with flu: Rebecca’s performance is feted by the great and powerful from Broadway to Hollywood, and things look as though they may finally improve – until Simone returns, fully recovered, on the opening night. With so much at stake, it seems as though there’s really only one thing for it. And it’s not legal… A darkly comic take on what any one of us might do to get what we want.

* We are delighted to welcome the directors, the producer and composer Carl Davis to this screening.