Earthquakes in London

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Earthquakes in London
Written by Mike Bartlett
Date premiered 4 August 2010
Place premiered Cottesloe Theatre, London,
United Kingdom
Original language English

Earthquakes in London is a play by Mike Bartlett. It received its world premiere at the Royal National's Cottesloe Theatre on 4 August 2010, following previews from 29 July 2010. The production was directed by Rupert Goold in a co-production with Headlong.[1]

Plot

The play centres on the lives and loves of three sisters, abandoned long ago by their doom-mongering father. The father is a prominent climate scientist played by Bill Paterson, who predicts environmental apolocalypse. The eldest sister (Lia Williams) is a cabinet minister who plans to halt all airport expansion, choosing environment over economy. The middle sister (Anna Madeley) is heavily pregnant and growing increasingly depressed about the uncertain future her child is being born into. The youngest sister is a rebellious teenager and frequent nuisance to her career-minded eldest sister. As the three women attempt in their own different ways, to come to terms with the fact their father's pessimistic forecasts may be right, Freya, the middle sister contemplates suicide to avoid bringing her child into an apocalypic future and an opportunity presents itself for reconciliation with their estranged misanthropic father.[2][3]

Original cast

The original cast includes Lucy May Barker, Gary Carr, Brian Ferguson, Polly Frame, Tom Goodman-Hill, Michael Gould, Anna Madeley, Bill Paterson, Jessica Raine, Geoffrey Streatfeild and Lia Williams.[4]

Reception

The play has received generally positive reviews, with The Guardian,[5] The Independent,[6] The Telegraph[7] and Time Out[8] all awarding the production four stars.

Trivia

In 2013, one of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School's performances of 'Earthquakes in London' was cancelled due to earthquake activity. Hours before the show opening (16 August) there were two 6 magnitude earthquakes, along with several 4 and 5 magnitude earthquakes. It was decided to cancel that evening's performance. http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=6177

References

  1. ↑ NT Announces Full Casts for Thebes, Earthquakes
  2. ↑ Review of Earthquakes in London by The Guardian
  3. ↑ Review of Earthquakes in London by The Independent
  4. ↑ Earthquakes in London Cast Credits
  5. ↑ Review of Earthquakes in London by The Guardian
  6. ↑ Review of Earthquakes in London by The Independent
  7. ↑ Review of Earthquakes in London by The Telegraph
  8. ↑ Review of Earthquakes in London by Time Out

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