![]() ![]() He said the plays had a vigour, wildness and romanticism rarely seen in his later works. Hare said: “Chekhov essentially created contemporary theatre and in these three plays you see the arrival of his genius.” The Seagull is a new adaptation by Hare, while Ivanov is one he has done with Kent before and the Platonov is a radical reworking of an adaptation he was not happy with. On a slightly more academic level, it will be a fascinating journey through the young mind of a great writer delivered by two of our greatest artists.” “I hope, dramatically, they will be great celebration of what our theatre and ensemble of actors can do. “They dreamed up this idea that if you see Platonov and then Ivanov and then The Seagull you see the birth of what we know as the modern genius of dramatic literature.”Ĭhurch said there would be days when you can see all three, although he added: “It’s also very important that people don’t feel they have to see them in that way! All have been adapted by David Hare and will be directed by Jonathan Kent using a repertory company that includes Anna Chancellor, Samuel West and James McArdle.Ĭhichester’s artistic director, Jonathan Church, said Kent and Hare had been dreaming about putting the three plays together for years. The new version of Educating Rita is being directed by Michael Buffong, artistic director of the black-led theatre company Talawa, and it will be part of Chichester’s first full season following its £22m, three-year redevelopment.Ĭhichester is also mounting a season called Young Chekhov, the first time the playwright’s first three plays – Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull – have been performed together. Henry, 56, has transformed himself from high-energy standup comedian to a respected stage-and-screen actor who last year won the best actor award from the Critics’ Circle for his performance in August Wilson’s Fences. “Frank is a fantastic, brilliant role and I have always loved the movie with Michael Caine and Julie Walters.” He called Educating Rita a “Rolls-Royce play”. But Henry said he saw that less as colour-blind casting and more as an “an example of Chichester wanting to do it in a different way. ![]() The comedy has been performed all over the world since it premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London 35 years ago, and Chichester’s version will be the first adaptation of the play to use black leading actors. Opera credits include: Der Freischutz (Finnish National Opera) Peter Grimes, Cosi fan Tutte (Luzerner Opera) La Cenerentola, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Garsington) L’Italiana in Algeri (Buxton) Les Pelerins de la Mecque, ZaZa (Wexford).īallet credits include: Bruise Blood (Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company) Landschaft und Erinnerung (Stuttgart Ballet, Germany) The Protecting Veil (Birmingham Royal Ballet) and The Snowman (Birmingham Rep/ Peacock Theatre/International Tour).Chichester Festival Theatre announced that Henry is to play the world-weary lecturer Frank, with Lashana Lynch as the Liverpool hairdresser wanting more from life – the role made famous on screen by Julie Walters. Ruari has designed for almost all the regional theatres in the United Kingdom including Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Northern Stage, Watford Palace, Bristol Old Vic, Nottingham Playhouse, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Derby Playhouse, Salisbury Playhouse and Theatr Clwyd. (Hampstead Theatre) Henry IV parts I and II (Washington Shakespeare Company, USA) West Side Story, The Sound Of Music (Stratford Festival, Canada) Hamlet (Elisnore, Denmark) Oleanna, Educating Rita, Pravda, The Critic and The Real Inspector Hound (Chichester Festival Theatre). Ruari designed the original production of The Snowman.ĭesign credits include: Mappa Mundi, Frozen, The Waiting Room, The Red Balloon (National Theatre) Titus Andronicus (Royal Shakespeare Company) Othello (Trafalgar Studios) The Solid Gold Cadillac (Garrick) A Busy Day (Lyric Theatre) Peggy Sue Got Married (Shaftsbury Theatre) The Snowman (Peacock Theatre) Toyer, Betty And Jane (Arts) The Three Sisters On Hope Street, The Glass Room, Gone To L.A. Ruari Murchison is a set and costume designer. ![]()
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