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Therese Raquin by Emile Zola
'Adapted by Helen Emundson
based on the novel by Emile Zola
With Pippa Nixon Alison Steadman Desmond Barrit Michael Mears Charlotte Mills
Written in 1867, Zola’s Thérèse Raquin is a story of lust, madness and destruction set within the backstreets of Paris.
The beautiful but doomed heroine is married off according to her aunt’s wishes, trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. Every Thursday evening she watches her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin, play dominos…until one day her husband brings along an old friend – the alluring and athletic Laurent. As the two embark on an illicit affair, a turbulent passion is unleashed that drives them ultimately to violence and murder.
Zola’s enduringly fascinating play did not receive its London première until 1891, due to the Lord Chamberlain’s censorship. Both the original novel and the play have been seen in many stage, screen, television and radio adaptations, including a 2013 Hollywood film.
Pippa Nixon plays Therese. Her many highly acclaimed performances for the RSC include Titania in Nancy Meckler’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosalind in Maria Aberg’s As You Like It and Ophelia in David Farr’s Hamlet. Alison Steadman who plays Madame Raquin, is one of the UK’s best-loved actresses, recently known for her role in Gavin & Stacey, she is soon to be seen in the new BBC sitcom Grey Mates. On stage she created the role of Beverly in Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party and starred in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, for which she won an Olivier Award. She was last in Bath in the huge hit, Alan Bennett’s Enjoy. Desmond Barrit is an Olivier Award-winning actor whose last appearance in Bath was as Falstaff in Peter Hall’s Henry IV Parts 1 & 2. His numerous roles for the National Theatre include Alan Bennett’s The History Boys and The Habit of Art.
Director Jonathan Munby has worked extensively in both the UK and the USA. Recent productions include the RSC’s hugely acclaimed Wendy and Peter Pan and Julius Caesar for Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theatre. Helen Edmundson’s extensive work with Shared Experience includes War and Peace, Mary Shelley, the award-winning adaptations of The Mill on the Floss and Anna Karenina and Coram Boy for the National Theatre'
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