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South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Closed September 3, 2016
David Hare adapts Chekhov's first major work
James McArdle (Chariots of Fire) stars as Platanov, the charismatic school teacher who is the beating heart of Anton Chekhov's first major work. This fast-paced comedy finds four different women vying for his affections at a birthday party under the sweltering Russian sun. Anna Chancellor (Private Lives) and Geoffrey Streatfield (The Hollow Crown) are also among the cast.
Platonov is one of three of Chekhov plays adapted by David Hare, which debuted at the Chichester Theatre Festival last year. Exploring the master's early, youthful works, this trilogy offers a thrilling new perspective into the work of the man who shaped modern theatre.
It's summer in Russia , and the once wealthy widow Anna Petrovna is throwing a party at her country house to celebrate her 40th birthday. Among the guests is the witty and sardonic Platonov, a known womaniser who is attending the party with his wife, but still holds a flame for Anna. As the evening wears on, and the wine flows, the guests reminisce about the lives they could have had, and this nostalgic mood spills over into frustration and resentment.
Opening night: 14 July 2016
2 hours and 45 minutes, including interval
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James McArdle as Platonov
Emma Amos
Pip Carter
Anna Chancellor
Jonathan Coy
Nicholas Day
Mark Donald
Peter Egan
Col Farrell
Joshua James
Beverley Klein
Adrian Lukis
Des McAleer
Luke Pierre
Mark Penfold
Nina Sosanya
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Sarah Twomey
David Verrey
Olivia Vinall
Jade Williams
Directed by Jonathan Kent
Adapted by David Hare
Based on the play by Anton Chekhov
Set Design by Tom Pye
Costume Design by Emma Ryott
Lighting Design by Mark Henderson
Music by Jonathan Dove
Sound Design by Paul Groothuis
Fight Direction by Paul Benzing
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