Performance

Venue	Barbican Centre
	Other spaces: Barbican Theatre,Barbican Hall. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Theatre, Cinema1,Cinema2,Gallery, Silk Street Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	21st October 2000
Opened	31st October 2000
To	18th November 2000
When	Oct 21, 23, 24, 25, 26m, 26, 27 (27th cancelled), 28m, 28, 30, 31(19:00) Nov 1, 2m, 2, 3, 4m, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9m, 9, 10, 11m, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16m, 16, 17, 18m, 18. Eve 19:15, Mats 13:45
What is currently on at Barbican Centre (V371)

The Duchess of Malfi

T36213007
The Duchess of Malfi is a wealthy young widow. Jealous of her fortune, her two brothers, the Cardinal and her twin Ferdinand, decide she must not remarry. To this end they introduce a spy into her household, the ruthless Bosola. The court of Malfi is a treacherous place, with political, religious and personal allegiances in constant conflict. But the Duchess is blinded to its dangers by her love for her servant, Antonio. When their marriage is revealed her outraged brothers determine on a devastating course of action. Revenge breeds revenge, love turns to hate and a powerful tale of despair and madness inexorably unfolds.

Author

John Webster

Archive :: production:T36213007, play:S3098, venue:V371
Current production:Work

Production details

Barbican Theatre.

Special Performances

11 Nov 00 Sign Interpreted
15 Nov 00 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
16 Nov 00 Audio Described
18 Nov 00 Audio Described

Reviews

News: Duchess of Malfi cancelled tonight
27Oct00:

Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Gale Edwards
Design	Peter J Davison
Costume	Sue Willmington
Lighting	Mark McCullough
Music	Paddy Cunneen
Sound	Matt McKenzie
Lighting	Mark McCullough
Music	Paddy Cunneen
Performer	Ken Bones (Cardinal)
Performer	Neil Dudgeon (Bosola)
Performer	Richard Lintern (Antonio)
Performer	Caroline Loncq (Julia)
Performer	Aisling O'Sullivan (Duchess of Malfi)
Performer	Colin Tierney (Ferdinand)
Performer	Tom Mannion

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.