A View From the Bridge

Synopsis

Classic tale of love, ambition and revenge. Set amid Brooklyn's Italian-American community. Eddie and Beatrice have raised niece Catherine as their only precious daughter. She is almost 16 when two cousins arrive illegally from Sicily, seeking work and shelter and jeopardising all their dreams. This powerful modern classic will have you gripped as the hero Eddie grapples with his feelings towards the two women in his life, surviving in the shadow of the famous bridge in 1950s New York.

Our Review:

Glenn Meads - 24 May 2011

The last time I saw Arthur Miller's excellent tale from the waterfront -  A View From The Bridge was at the Bolton Octagon five years ago and Mark Babych's production was stunning. With Sarah Frankcom at the helm, the Royal Exchange Theatre's famous round space offers Miller's iconic Eddie Carbone no escape as his erratic behaviour escalates out of control.

Set in 1950s Brooklyn, we watch like voyeurs as Eddie (played with real conviction and sympathy by Con O'Neil) strives to protect his niece - Catherine (Leila Mimmack) from the real world around her. But her future boyfriend - Italian immigrant - Rodolpho (Ronan Raftery) likens this to holding a baby bird; trying to love and protect but ultimately - stifling the creature and halting its endeavours to fly.

Meanwhile Eddie's wife Bea (Anna Francolini) is forced to choose between her niece and her husband, as his stubborn ...

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Latest User Review

Angela - 23 June 2011:

Stunning, powerful. It is hard to describe the electricity the actors created. Simply astounding, unbelievably good....

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