by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov & Bo Hr. Hansen. Adapted for the English stage by David Eldridge. Directed by Allan Stronach.
Wednesday 19 – Saturday 22 November and
Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 November at 7.30pm
Matinées on Saturdays 22 and 29 November at 3pm
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington
Some families have secrets.
FILM………PLAY……..OPERA………
1998 Festen – a film by the Dogme 95 Movement wins the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
2004 Festen – the stage version opens at Almeida Theatre.
‘Embodiment of what Theatre should be’- Independent
2005 – Transfers to West End. Nominated as Best Play of the Year at Olivier Awards
2025 Festen – A new opera at the Royal Opera House. Wins Olivier Award for Best New Opera
Wealthy patriarch Helge is celebrating his 60th birthday. Among the guests are his loyal wife Else, his daughter Helene, and sons Christian and Michael. Missing from the guest list is Christian’s twin sister Linda who has recently committed suicide. As the evening progresses Christian feels compelled to break the silence surrounding a dark family secret and the reason for his sister’s death. This stunning and unsettling play, by turns comic and incredibly tragic, plays out like a Danish version of the successful TV series Succession – on steroids!
Buy Tickets :
Wednesday 19 November at 7.30pm
Thursday 20 November at 7.30pm
Friday 21 November at 7.30pm
Saturday 22 November at 3pm
Saturday 22 November at 7.30pm
Tuesday 25 November at 7.30pm
Wednesday 26 November at 7.30pm
Thursday 27 November at 7.30pm
Friday 28 November at 7.30pm
Saturday 29 November at 3pm
Saturday 29 November at 7.30pm
Age guidance: 16+
Cast
Christian: Joshua Picton
Helene: Laura Riekkola
Michael: Alexander Dalton
Mette: Grace Maltman
Helge: Martin Shaw
Else: Vanda Grace Lawrence
Helmut: James Collins
Poul: Daniel Watson
Grandfather: Andrew Robinson
Pia: Medea Manaz
Kim: Jason Rosenthal
Lars: David Lindley-Pilley
Production Team
Director : Allan Stronach
Set Design : Angelika Michitsch
Costume Design : Peter Westbury and Sheila Burbidge
Lighting Design : Nick Insley
Sound Design : Laurence Tuerk
Stage Manager : Gary O’Keefe
Assistant Directors : Ellie Stone, Millie Howard
Lighting Operator : Juliet Webster
Sound Operator : Laurence Tuerk
Movement Director and Intimacy Co-ordinator: : Trinidad Prieto Asensio
Fight Directors: Richard Kirby, Lindsey Royan