Vincent in Brixton

Vincent in Brixton
Written by	Nicholas Wright
Place premiered	Cottesloe Theatre London
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
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Vincent in Brixton is a 2003 play by Nicholas Wright. The play premiered at London's National Theatre. It transferred to the Playhouse Theatre and later to Broadway.

It focuses on artist Vincent van Gogh's time in Brixton, London in 1873. In the play, which is largely fictional, he falls in love with an English widow. It was revived by The Original Theatre Company in 2009.^[1]

Contents 1 Characters 2 Awards and nominations 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links

Characters

• Ursula
• Eugenie
• Anna
• Vincent
• Sam

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Nominations

• 2003 Tony Award for Best Play

References

1. ^ Vincent in Brixton, Original Theatre Company past productions

• Spencer, Charles (3 May 2002). "Portrait of the artist as a troubled young man". The Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=K2RR3XPHBZREPQFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/arts/2002/05/03/btcs03.xml. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 

Further reading

• Wright, Nicholas (2002). Vincent in Brixton (First edition ed.). London: Nick Hern Books. ISBN 1854596659. 

External links

• Vincent in Brixton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Vincent in Brixton at the Internet Movie Database

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