Nobody can doubt John Christie's passion or his formidable will: he wooed his opera singer wife with a determination befitting a man who won the Military Cross. Now, in 1934, this Etonian science teacher's admiration for the works of Wagner leads him to embark on an ambitious project: the construction of an Opera House on his estate in Sussex. But such is the scale of the enterprise that passion alone may not be enough. It's only when a famous violinist is accidentally fogged in overnight in Eastbourne that Christie first hears word of a group of refugees for whom life in Germany is becoming impossible. Perhaps they can deliver Christie's vision of the sublime - assuming of course they're willing to cast his wife in the lead.T1689320473Producer Hampstead Theatre. Director Jeremy Herrin. Design Rae Smith. Performer Roger Allam (John Christie). Performer Nancy Carroll (Audrey Mildmay). Performer Paul Jesson (Dr Fritz Busch). Performer Nick Sampson (Professor Carl Ebert). Performer George Taylor (Rudolf Bing). | |
| 5 Apr 18 to 30 Jun 18 | Duke of York's Theatre, West End :: V392 listing details L02081476523 |
| 23 Oct 15 to 28 Nov 15 | Hampstead Theatre, Inner London :: V202 listing details L1996270259 |
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| 19 Nov 22 to 26 Nov 22 | Whitefield Garrick Theatre, Bury :: V0139281538 listing details L0702941448 |
