The Habit of Art
From: Wednesday, 14th July 2010
To: Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Synopsis
Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. Alan Bennett’s new play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.
Cast
Tom Attwood (Tom)
Desmond Barrit (Fitz/Auden)
Simon Bubb (Neil)
Danny Burns (George)
Selina Cadell (Kay/May)
Martin Chamberlain (Ralph)
Philip Childs (Boyle)
Matthew Cottle (Donald/Humphrey Carpenter)
Barbara Kirby (Joan)
Luke Norris (Tim/Stuart)
Leighton Pugh (Matt)
Malcolm Sinclair (Henry/Britten/Boyle)
Creative
Alan Bennett (Author)
National Theatre (Producer)
Nicholas Hytner (Director)
Bob Crowley (Design)
Mark Henderson (Lighting)
Paul Groothuis (Sound)
Matthew Scott (Music)
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