Renowned Welsh theatre company Clwyd Theatr Cymru brings Tom Stoppard’s award-winning comedy Arcadia to life at the New Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 March. Considered a modern masterpiece, Arcadia is a mystery that takes place in both 1809 and the present day in a large country house in Derbyshire. Absorbing, witty and brimming with suspense and sexual tension, Arcadia examines the enigmas of science, literature and history.Following his recent successes with A Chorus of Disapproval and Memory Terry Hands, recently awarded a CBE, directs this dazzling play that opened to glittering reviews. On 10th April 1809, when Byron was a guest at Sidley Park, a large country estate, momentous events take place in the house. Lady Croom and Mr Noakes, her landscape gardener, discuss re-modelling the garden in the new picturesque style. Thomasina works on mathematical solutions to explain the mysteries of nature. And her tutor, Septimus Hodge, is confronted by Mr Chater, the poet, about an affair with his wife. Almost two hundred years later, in the same place, Hannah and Bernard, fractious and competing academics, search for clues in books, love letters and grouse shooting records to discover the truth about what happened on that fateful day. One of the country’s most treasured playwrights, Tom Stoppard’s hugely successful work is always smart and quick-witted — from the Hamlet spoof Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead to the Oscar winning film Shakespeare in Love. Winner of an Olivier Award for Best Play and a New York Drama Critics Award, Arcadia stars primarily Welsh talent including John Atterbury (Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix), Vivien Parry (Mamma Mia, The Bill) as Hannah, Lee Haven Jones (Caerdydd, Love in a Cold Climate) as Septimus, Christian McKay as Captain Brice and Oliver Ryan (Caerdydd, Doctors, High Hopes) as Valentine. Arcadia is at the New Theatre, Cardiff from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 March. Tickets are on sale now with ticket prices ranging from £7.00 to £23.00. Arcadia contains some strong language. For further details about the show or to purchase tickets visit www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the Box Office on (029) 2087 8889. |
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Friday, March 2, 2007 |
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