The York Realist
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- For the author after which this play is named, see York Realist.
The York Realist is a 2002 play by Peter Gill. It was premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in January 2002 by English Touring Theatre, with Gill himself directing. It is set around George (a Yorkshire farm labourer working in an early 1960s production of the York Mystery Plays who withdraws from the production), John (the production's shy assistant director who tries to convince him to come back), the love affair between them, and the clash between regional and London culture.
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[edit] Reception
Reviews of the original production ranged from "a rare blast of reality" (the Guardian) to a "stunningly boring slab of dour social realism" (the Telegraph).
[edit] Original cast
- George - Lloyd Owen
- John - Richard Coyle
- George and Barbara's Mother - Anne Reid
- Barbara - Caroline O'Neill
- Arthur - Ian Mercer
- Doreen - Wendy Nottingham
- Jack - Felix Bell
[edit] Crew
- Director - Peter Gill
- Designer - William Dudley
- Lighting Designer - Hartley T A Kemp
- Composer - Terry Davies
- Assistant Director - Josie Rourke
- Dialect Coach - Jeanette Nelson
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