Anais Nin-One of Her Lives, a new play about the legendary writer written and directed by Wendy Beckett will play a limited engagement at the Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd St.) from August 3rd through 26th, with opening night set for August 5th.
"Anais Nin-One Of Her Lives is set in 1930's Paris, when many artists, escaping the confines of their morals and culture, converged on France in the hope of finding a greater aesthetic life. Thematically the play follows the development of a writer who, in the end, must choose her own path if she is to succeed in her literary ambition. Biographically, the play traces the complicated love triangle between Anais Nin, author, Henry Miller and his wife June. A literary ménage a trois is born that is like no other," state press notes.
"Anais Nin's renowned diaries offer a voyeuristic view into the inner workings of a woman—her feelings, thoughts, love, sexuality, ambitions and intellectual aspirations. Her diaries have been read by millions of men and women alike. After forming a romantic liaison with American author, Henry Miller, Nin became a femme fatale and wrote pieces on erotica. The antithesis of her, Miller's brutal fiction shone a bright light on sexuality while Nin reveled in feminine mystique. The two ultimately became the 'literary icons' of their age. Together, as two sides of a coin, they created for audiences 'the artists life' to which many aspire."
Beckett's literary mentor was English author Lawrence Durrell of
The Alexandria Quartet; Durrell was best friends with Anais Nin and Henry Miller. In additions to books, biographies and radio plays, she has written and directed over 24 plays and currently has an opera titled
Bliss, based on the novel by Peter Carey, about to tour the world. Her most recent play, performed at the Sydney Opera House, was
For The Love of Alma Mahler. She is currently at work on a new play set in Mexico about Italian photographer, Tina Modotti, and her partner American photographer Edward Weston. She is distantly related to the legendary playwright Samuel Beckett.
The show will play Tuesday – Saturday at 8pm; Saturday at 3pm; Sunday at 5pm. Tickets are $45, students/seniors tickets are $35, and tickets during previews are $32. Tickets are available online at
www.ticketcentral.com, 212-279-4200, or at Theatre Row Box Office.
