BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Jermyn Street Theatre
Miss Julie returns to London wearing the outstanding threads previously seen in Tom Littler's production at Jermyn Street Theatre in 2017. The new run plays in rep with Creditors, the other August Strindberg-Howard Brenton endeavour presented by the company and acts as an echo chamber for the thematic veins of the other.
Jermyn Street Theatre Presents CREDITORS and MISS JULIE
In the summer of 1888, bankrupt and at his wits' end, August Strindberg and his family rented rooms in a ruinous Danish castle called Skovlyst. The castle was also occupied by a young aristocratic woman, her corrupt steward, and a menagerie of exotic animals. That summer, Strindberg wrote two masterpieces of world theatre: his intense tragedy Miss Julie and dark comedy Creditors, the play he regarded as his finest.
Photo Flash: First Look at Theatre by the Lake's MISS JULIE
Theatre by the Lake's Summer Season continues with MISS JULIE by August Strindberg in a new adaptation by Howard Brenton, featuring Charlotte Hamblin (Miss Julie), James Sheldon (Jean) and Izabella Urbanowicz (Christine). The production runs now through 3 November, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Guest Blog: Charlotte Hamblin Talks MISS JULIE at Theatre by the Lake
I was 12 years old when I first picked up a copy of Strindberg's Miss Julie. I'm glad I didn't understand subtext at that age, but I'm eternally grateful that my mother casually left a copy lying around the house. From then on I was determined to play this zany, frenetic, iconic human.
Theatre by the Lake Announces Two-Company Ensemble for Summer Season
Artistic Director Conrad Lynch today announces the ensemble for the Theatre by the Lake's Summer Season - the first time the theatre has featured two-companies. They will perform over 5 productions in rep - After the Dance, As You Like It, Miss Julie, Handbagged and Remarkable Invisible - in both the theatre's spaces.
UK Premiere of DRY LAND Set for Jermyn Street Theatre
Dry Land was greeted with ecstatic reviews and queues around the block when it premiered at the Here Arts Center in New York a year ago. The production prompted revered New York Times critic Ben Bradley to award it a glowing five star review in which he described the work as 'tender, caustic, funny and harrowing, often all at the same time'. Nominated for the prestigious Susan Blackburn award and heaped with praise, the 21 year old Ruby Rae Spiegel was named a 'fearless' writer who could expect a glittering career ahead.