2021/22 Season
twelfth night
A doll's house
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By William Shakespeare
Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds 20 to 24 July 2021 Director - Tim Lodge Shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria twins Viola and Sebastian have been separated and believe each other dead. Disguises, intrigue, and romantic entanglements ensue as Viola, disguised as a boy falls for her new master, Orsino, whilst his love Olivia falls for Cesario (aka. Viola) and servant Malvolio also hankers after his mistress Olivia. Enter Sebastian who also falls for Olivia who returns his love believing Cesario and Sebastian to be one and the same. Confusing? Well...it'll all turn out okay in the end we hope! And what is Malvolio WEARING??? By Henrik Ibsen, translated by Michael Meyer
The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds Dates TBC Director - Tim Lodge The slamming of the front door at the end of A Doll's House shatters the romantic masquerade of the Helmers' marriage. In their stultifying and infantilised relationship, Nora and Torvald have deceived themselves and each other both consciously and subconsciously, until Nora acknowledges the need for individual freedom. Ibsen's 1879 play shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the social roles of husband and wife. His portrayal of the caged 'songbird', his flawed heroine, Nora, remains one of the most striking dramatic depictions of late-nineteenth century woman. Our production will have an ALL FEMALE cast, shedding an interesting light on this highly gender relevant masterpiece. Download a section of the text that we'll be reading here This is an abridged version of the whole play that you may enjoy reading. |
EDITH IN THE DARK |
By Philip Meeks
Unitarian Meeting House, Churchgate, Bury St Edmunds Dates TBC Director - Maggie Kinnear-King Celebrated children’s author Edith Nesbit (The Railway Children, Five Children & It) retreats to her attic writing room during one of her husband’s tiresome parties with her housekeeper and an unexpected, handsome party guest. |
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE |
By John Patrick
Unitarian Meeting House, Churchgate, Bury St Edmunds Dates TBC Director - Gwen Owen A comedy about Ethel P. Savage, an elderly woman whose husband has recently died and left her approximately ten million dollars. Contrasting the kindness and loyalty of psychiatric patients with the avarice and vanity of "respectable" public figures, it calls into question conventional definitions of sanity while lampooning celebrity culture |