A Month in the Country
By Ivan Turgenev. Adapted by Brian FrielHundreds of women would envy me, wouldn't they? A beautiful house in the Russian countryside. A doting husband, a circle of admirers. A life of order, tranquility and quiet restraint. It's enough to make you scream. Natalya Petrovna looks to all the world like a contented woman, but the arrival...
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By Benedict Andrews after Sophocles & Ingmar BergmanFusing two iconic texts - Sophocles' ancient myth Electra and Ingmar Bergman's celebrated film Persona - into one theatrical event. Electra. A daughter consumed by grief and rage, clinging to the idea of justice as her world comes apart. Persona. During a performance of Electra, an actress suddenly falls...
Continue reading...The Story
By Tracey Scott WilsonThere's the truth and then there's the story When a white teacher is killed in a black neighbourhood, four journalists race to get the headline - at any cost. But when shocking new evidence pulls them into the dark heart of the case, they are each forced to...
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East is East
By Ayub Khan DinOctagon Theatre, Bolton
& touring
World premiere of this new revival
Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line between two cultures. George Khan is determined to raise the family in his Pakistani way. His English wife, Ella, just wants to keep the peace. Their seven children? They're busy discovering disco, denim, and defiance. When George begins arranging marriages for his sons, rebellion erupts and loyalties are tested. What follows is a hilarious and deeply moving battle between tradition and change.
See cast, creatives, and 4 reviewsJane Eyre: A Musical
By John Caird & Paul GordonSouthwark Playhouse Elephant, London
UK premiere
True to its 19th century origins and the original novel by Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre is a lavish Victorian banquet of emotions - passion, faith, forgiveness and - most of all - the eternal healing power of an all-consuming love. Award-winning composer Paul Gordon joined forces with the original director of Les Miserables, John Caird to create this theatrical masterpiece. Nominated for 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Jane Eyre's sweeping love story is breathtaking in its scope and beauty, filled with soaring melodies and romantic lyricism.
See cast, creatives, and 2 reviewsKing Lear
By William ShakespeareSheffield Theatres - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
In an attempt to spend the remaining years of his life unburdened by the pressures of monarchy, King Lear decides to pass his lands and responsibilities to his three daughters. When he tells them they must secure their inheritance by proving how much they love him, his eldest daughters make dramatic speeches. The youngest, refuses and is banished by her father. Once in control of their father's kingdom, Lear's remaining daughters trade declarations of love for cold hearted treachery, ejecting the former king from their homes, and stripping him of his authority, his dignity, and ultimately, his sanity.
See cast, creatives, and 7 reviews