Ava: The Secret Conversations Tickets

A Hollywood Myth Unraveled

Elizabeth McGovern steps into the complex life of Ava Gardner, femme fatale, Hollywood legend, and woman beyond her tabloid caricature. In this adaptation of The Secret Conversations, Gardner’s real-life ghostwriting sessions with Peter Evans unfold in intimacy and tension. McGovern’s writing and performance spotlight Ava’s rages, regrets, and sharp humor as her past flickers into life through vivid memories, Her dance with John Ford on Mogambo, her defiance of studio gloss, and those brittle, beautiful relationships that defined her myth.

Memory and Performance Collide

Onstage, the play pulses like an old film reel, lit by scratchy projections, shadows shifting across a London flat transformed by memory and regret. McGovern morphs from an aging Ava navigating late-night regrets to a young starlet bristling under Hollywood’s spotlight. Aaron Costa Ganis enters as Peter, then slides into the roles of Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Sinatra, his voice echoing across decades and desires. The lines blur, the illusions hold, and the theater feels both confessional and cinematic. 

When the Past Speaks in a Whisper

Watching Ava live is like catching a midnight phone call from someone too famous to be real, but you know her anyway. The air hangs heavy with smoke, with projection light, with half-spoken truths. On Yadara, check ticket prices and buy tickets to pull a chair next to that spotlighted reverie. You’ll leave thinking you’ve heard a ghost story and that ghost has your heart.