Performance

VenueYvonne Arnaud Theatre
Other spaces: Mill Studio
TownGuildford
CountySurrey
From24th August 2009
To29th August 2009
WhenMon-Thu 19:45. Fri, Sat 20:00. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30
PricesFrom £15.00. To £26.50.
What is currently on at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (V702)

Swan Song

Swan SongT1417175428
Svetlidova, an aging comic actress, stumbles out onto the boards and realizes she has fallen asleep in her dressing room, now the stage is empty, the show over, and the audience long gone. Once a great artist, but now a confirmed drunk, she looks death in the face and gives her greatest performances by acting as Medea, Salome, Lady Macbeth, Ophelia and makes an amazing combination of these characters and her own as an old clown. She reminiscences about her life and discovers the past and present somehow remain intact but only on the stage. An ambitious new adaptation of one of Chekhov's most poignant texts.
Author Anton Chekhov


Archive :: production:T1417175428, play:S603716218, venue:V702

Production details

Double bill with The Browning Version

Reviews

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Company

Company Peter Hall Company
Translation Stephen Mulrine
Director Peter Hall
Performer Peter Bowles
Performer Charles Edwards
Performer James Laurenson
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