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by [[Luigi Pirandello]] translated by [[Nicholas Wright]] | by [[Luigi Pirandello]] translated by [[Nicholas Wright]] | ||
| − | Directed by [[John B Anderson]] | + | Directed & designed by [[John B Anderson]] |
Performances: Tue 20th – Sat 24th July [[1999]], [[Bell Theatre]] | Performances: Tue 20th – Sat 24th July [[1999]], [[Bell Theatre]] | ||
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The amateur premier of the play in England. | The amateur premier of the play in England. | ||
| − | It is a very topical play | + | It is a very topical play although written at the beginning of the 1920s. The press pursue a young woman after a child's death whilst in her care. She is offered refuge by a middle-aged novelist. It is a disturbing and complex play dealing with the complexities of guilt. |
| − | As the play | + | As the play unfolds differing stories emerge as to the reality of the child's death. It is like peeling an onion to reach the truth that in the end reaches a terrible climax. |
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| + | Place: Rome. | ||
| + | Time: Summer of 1922. | ||
| + | Setting: The rented study of Ludovico Nota. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
| − | * | + | *Ersilia Drei - [[Imelda McGillicuddy]] |
| − | * | + | *Ludovico Nota, a novelist - [[Peter March]] |
| − | * | + | *Signora Onoria - [[Linda East]] |
| + | *Alfredo Cantavalle, a journalist - [[Richard Watkins]] | ||
| + | *Franco Laspiga, formerly a naval lieutenant - [[David Ford]] | ||
| + | *Emma, the maid - [[Jessica Cheeseman]] | ||
| + | *Consul Gritti - [[Stephen Carlill]] | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
| − | *Stage Manager - [[ | + | *Stage Manager - [[Pat Laban|Patricia Laban]] |
| − | *Lighting Design - [[ | + | *Assistant Stage Manager - [[Marie Crowhurst]] |
| − | *Lighting Operator - [[ | + | *Lighting Design - [[Mike Elliott]] |
| + | *Lighting Operator - [[Jenny Newstead]] | ||
| + | *Sound Recording - Stephen Hitchens at SPR | ||
| + | *Ladies Costume Design - [[Alan Buckman]] | ||
| + | *Men's Costumes - SLT Wardrobe & the Royal National Theatre | ||
| + | *Set Construction - [[Anton Krause]], [[Alan Buckman]] & members of the cast. | ||
| + | *Furniture - The Royal National Theatre | ||
| + | *Plaster Pediment - Harmers of Birckbeck Hill | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:54, 3 January 2010
by Luigi Pirandello translated by Nicholas Wright
Directed & designed by John B Anderson
Performances: Tue 20th – Sat 24th July 1999, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
The amateur premier of the play in England.
It is a very topical play although written at the beginning of the 1920s. The press pursue a young woman after a child's death whilst in her care. She is offered refuge by a middle-aged novelist. It is a disturbing and complex play dealing with the complexities of guilt.
As the play unfolds differing stories emerge as to the reality of the child's death. It is like peeling an onion to reach the truth that in the end reaches a terrible climax.
Place: Rome. Time: Summer of 1922. Setting: The rented study of Ludovico Nota.
Cast
- Ersilia Drei - Imelda McGillicuddy
- Ludovico Nota, a novelist - Peter March
- Signora Onoria - Linda East
- Alfredo Cantavalle, a journalist - Richard Watkins
- Franco Laspiga, formerly a naval lieutenant - David Ford
- Emma, the maid - Jessica Cheeseman
- Consul Gritti - Stephen Carlill
Crew
- Stage Manager - Patricia Laban
- Assistant Stage Manager - Marie Crowhurst
- Lighting Design - Mike Elliott
- Lighting Operator - Jenny Newstead
- Sound Recording - Stephen Hitchens at SPR
- Ladies Costume Design - Alan Buckman
- Men's Costumes - SLT Wardrobe & the Royal National Theatre
- Set Construction - Anton Krause, Alan Buckman & members of the cast.
- Furniture - The Royal National Theatre
- Plaster Pediment - Harmers of Birckbeck Hill
Reviews
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Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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References
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