Performance

Venue	Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse)
	Other spaces: Courtyard, Quarry, Bramall Rock Void
Town	Leeds
County	West Yorkshire
From	21st March 2000
To	1st April 2000
When	19:30, Mats Mar 23, 25, 29, Apr 1 at 14:00
What is currently on at Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse) (V977)

The Free State

T0812659769
A South African response to Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard which relocates the action from turn-of-the-century Russia to present day democratic South Africa in an enchanting and relevant new play, spiced with delicate humour and romance. The play looks at the lives of whites and blacks shifted irrevocable by their first democratic elections. With Mandela's victory, optimism and euphoria affects everyone and his spirit of reconciliation thrills the world. Dedicating her play to Mandela, Suzman ingeniously brings Chekhov's masterpiece right up to date in this powerful thought-provoking adaptation.

Archive :: production:T0812659769, play:S1190800542, venue:V977

Production details

Barclays Stage Partners Quarry

Reviews

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Company

Company	Fifth Amendment
Company	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Company	West Yorkshire Playhouse
Performer	Janet Suzman (Lulu Rademeyer)
Performer	Jeffery Kisson
Performer	Jack Klaff
Director	Janet Suzman
Director	Martin L Platt
Design	Johan Engels
Lighting	Tim Mitchell
Music	Didi Kriel

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