Details

When Abelard begins a wild affair with his brilliant student Heloise, his enemies find the perfect pretext to destroy him. Abelard is already on thin ice with the church over his contentious views and when Heloise bears his child out of wedlock, their affair becomes the scandal of the age... With its dynamic, contemporary language, stunning costumes and terrific live music, Eternal Love makes history burst into life in an energetic, visceral and above all highly entertaining style. Previously titled 'In Extremis' and following a triumphant season at Shakespeare's Globe, audiences outside of London now get the chance to revel in this funny, passionate and legendary love story. The Shakespeare Globe production. Previousl called In Extremis

Cast/Performers

Jo Herbert (Heloise), David Sturzaker (Abelard), Sam Crane (Bernard of Clairvaux), Edward Peel (Fulbert), Rhiannon Oliver (Denise), Tim Frances (William of Champeaux), Julius D'Silva (Louis VI), John Cummins (Alberic), William Mannering (Lotholf), Sally Edwards (Helene), Claire Bond, Robert Heard, Daisy Hughes, Tom Kanji, Kevin Leslie, Holly Morgan, Sid Sagar

Creatives/Company

Author: Howard Brenton
Producer(s): English Touring Theatre, National Touring Group
Director: John Dove
Design: Michael Taylor
Music: William Lyons
Lighting: Paul Russell
Sound: Ddrrick Zieba