Vivien & The Florist

Vivien & The Florist

It explores Vivien Leigh’s struggle with bipolar disorder in the 1960s, as she prepares to lead the Broadway production of John Gielgud’s Chekhov adaptation of “Ivanov.” Joseph Penn, WWII veteran and blue-collar florist encounters Leigh on a delivery. At the same time, the star attends a local psychiatric facility for electroconvulsive therapy. Amidst the backdrop of madness, Leigh and Penn become each other’s sources of truth, beauty, and love.

Top Cast

Carla Gugino

As Vivien Leigh

Jack Davenport

As Laurence Olivier

Charlie McDermott

As Freddie

David Hyde Pierce

As John Gielgud

Eoin Macken

As Jack Merivale

Ajay Naidu

As Eldridge

Blake DeLong

As Byron

Keith Kirkwood

As Doctor

Frank Modica

As Theater Attendee

Annie Grant

As Francesca