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[Pharaoh's number 2]

The Doll's House (with Hattie Morahan) returns, for 3 weeks only. Well worth a look.

Joe Wright makes his second foray into theatre, straight after Trelawny of the Wells at the Donmar, with A Season in the Congo starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. Latecomer will be happy!

Richard Jones directs Ibsen's Public Enemy

They're the main ones, what do we think?

[xanderl]

Sounds like a good lineup.

[Pharaoh's number 2]

Announced a few weeks ago, though some may have missed it, there's also Feast directed by Rufus Norris. Written by 5 playwrights, it's an exploration of the Yoruba culture. A co-production with the Royal Court.

[Epicoene]

Pharaoh, on 18 October 2012 - 08:32 AM, said:

Richard Jones directs Ibsen's Public Enemy

Richard Jones is a really poor director - far too heavy-handed and everything he directs looks exactly the same  - so this looks like a totally inappropriate play for him to tackle - I assume it will be one of the Young Vic's radical updating/reinterpretation efforts.

[armadillo]

I assume Public Enemy is what everyone in the English-speaking world calls An Enemy of the People? Are they setting it in 1920s Chicago?

[Epicoene]

armadillo, on 18 October 2012 - 01:09 PM, said:

I assume Public Enemy is what everyone in the English-speaking world calls An Enemy of the People? Are they setting it in 1920s Chicago?

It seems the Penguin edition calls it A Public Enemy but your explanation is more likely to be correct (with an Australian adapter of course as per current best-practice when carving up Ibsen and Chekov).

[Duncan]

Public Enemy? Don't believe the hype.

[xanderl]

From the website it looks modern dress but no indication of the setting. The other main house show announced is American Lulu.

[xanderl]

Duncan, on 18 October 2012 - 02:12 PM, said:

Public Enemy? Don't believe the hype.

Well, Ibsen was an NWA (Norwegian With Attitude)

[mallardo]

The American Lulu part of the press release makes reference to the Alban Berg opera and not the Frank Wedekind play.  Presumably this will this be an operatic presentation then?