SydenhamArts
14 Aug '19
Lee Israel is a frustrated, hard-drinking author who can barely afford to pay her rent or bills in 1990s New York. Desperate for money, Israel soon hatches a scheme to forge letters by famous writers (profiling the lives of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead and Estee Lauder to name a few) and sell them to bookstores and collectors. When the dealers start to catch on, Lee recruits a dubious friend to help her continue her self-destructive cycle of trickery and deceit. Oscar nominees Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant make a perfect pairing in this finely composed portrayal of real-life literary forger Lee Israel.
Doors open at 7pm. Licensed bar and hot food provided by Eli & Pie.