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Tom Burke and Hayley Atwell star in Duncan Macmillan‘s startling new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s gripping and piercingly relevant work of personal and political passion.
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Ian Rickson’s handsome, high end revival, starring Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke is always interesting without ever quite being invigorating, as it is hard to feel emotional investment in Rebecca and Rosmer’s relationship. They are both individually very good but together they never crackle. I really do love Duncan Macmillan’s new version which is direct and arresting without drawing undue attention to itself – but the real marvels here are Rae Smith’s design and Neil Austin’s lighting. Quite honestly, I could have very happily spent the entire two and half hours watching the light fall through the windows that overlook the mill race What lingers from this fiercely intelligent but emotionally uninvolving evening is not the pain of the living but the presence of the dead. A light lingers on an empty chair, magnifying absence; a curtain blows. Those are the moments when you lean forward.
It’s not hard to see why people are excited about this. The cast is led by two of British theatre's most talented actors, Tom Burke & Hayley Atwell, and Ibsen's script has been adapted by the writer (Duncan Macmillan) who’s responsible for some the West End's biggest hits of the last few years; including ‘1984’ and ‘People, Places, Things’. With gorgeous design and a flush of good reviews to boot, if you like classic theatre this is not one to be missed.
About Rosmersholm
An election looming. A country on the brink. A rabid press baying for blood. At the centre of the storm is Rosmersholm, the grand house of an influential dynasty. This is where the future will be decided by John Rosmer – a man torn between the idealised hope of the future and the ghosts of his past. ‘Ibsen’s masterpiece’ (Michael Billington, 2008) is a twisting thriller and stars two electrifying actors in the leading roles. Tom Burke (Strike, The Musketeers) is the soulful Rosmer haunted by history and tradition. Hayley Atwell (Howards End, Captain America) is Rebecca West, one of Ibsen’s greatest heroines. Enigmatic and unpredictable, free-spirited Rebecca brings the winds of change to Rosmersholm with the force of a hurricane. Rosmersholm is the tenth collaboration between Sonia Friedman Productions and director Ian Rickson (including The Birthday Party, Mojo, Old Times, Betrayal, Jerusalem) and marks a second time working with award-winning writer and director Duncan Macmillan, who previously collaborated with Sonia Friedman Productions on the West End and Broadway run of 1984, which he co-adapted/co-directed with Robert Icke. His other plays include People Places and Things which enjoyed huge success in London and New York.