AFTERPLAY
STABLE PRODUCTIONS presentsTHE VICTORIAN PREMIERE of
LEWIS FIANDER & LYNDEL ROWE in
AFTERPLAY
by
BRIAN FRIEL
Directed by MALCOLM ROBERTSON
Beautiful and Daring - DAILY TELEGRAPH
Theatrical Treat - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
This remarkable play takes us close to the heart of Chekhov - THE GUARDIAN
Honoring 100th Anniversary of Anton Chekhov's death - 2nd July 2004
In a small rundown 'Moscow café',Sonya, from Uncle Vanya and Andrey from Three Sisters, come together for a brief encounter, twenty two years after the conclusion of each of their plays.
Celebrated International playwright Brian Friel (Dancing at Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney) has lovingly re-animated and re-imagined two of Chekhov's most beloved characters. Each cannot escape the origins gifted to them by Chekhov, but the passing time has adjusted those earlier lives.
As in Chekhov, piercing sadness is combined with disarming humour, and Friel portrays Sonya and Andrey as people who are sustained by unquenchable hope.
Lovers of literature, and lovers of Chekhov will delight in imagining such a meeting, but the play also appeals to anybody who understands what it is to be human.
Two of Australia's most distinguished actors, Lewis Fiander (Private Lives, My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, Noël and Gertie, The Visit) and Lyndel Rowe (Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Real Thing, Old Times) portray Andrey and Sonya in this play of grace, courage and humour.
Afterplay is directed by director and actor, MALCOLM ROBERTSON
(Kenneth Myer Medallion, Playbox, MTC, St Martins, La Mama).
Friday 25th June - Sunday 11th July (Previews 23 & 24 June)
VENUE : fortyfivedownstairs - 45 Flinders Lane Melbourne
BOOKINGS : 03 9662 9966
MEDIA ENQUIRIES : Fiona Macleod on 0415 174 604
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PHOTO: Ponch Hawkes Copyright 2004
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