Cyrano de Bergerac
Freely adapted by Martin Crimp
Writer
Edmond Rostand
Freely adapted by
Martin Crimp
Director
Emma Baggott
Location
The Sainsbury Theatre
Dates
Monday 10 June, 7:00pm
Tuesday 11 June, 7:00pm
Wednesday 12 June, 7:00pm
Thursday 13 June, 2:00pm*
Thursday 13 June, 7:00pm
The running time is to be confirmed.
*This will be a relaxed performance. Find out more.
About the show
A genius with language, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane, but she loves the beautiful but inarticulate Christian. Convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano offers to act as go-between, setting in motion a poignant and often hilarious love triangle in which each character is torn between the lure of physical attraction and the seductive power of words.
Cyrano de Bergerac in this adaptation was first performed at the Playhouse Theatre, London on 27 November 2019.
This amateur production of “Cyrano de Bergerac (Crimp)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Emma is a freelance theatre director. She trained at Goldsmiths, University of London and at the Young Vic. Emma has a passion for new work and predominantly directs new plays. She believes we have a responsibility to contribute to the world we inhabit and address the state of society we occupy.
Recent Directing includes productions for LAMDA, Queens Theatre Hornchurch, the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Bunker. Emma has worked as Associate / Assistant Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Headlong, Young Vic, Theatre Royal Stratford East, New Diorama, Salisbury Playhouse, The Print Room, St James’ Theatre, The Pleasance and in the West End at Theatre Royal Haymarket with John Caird.
Emma is an associate artist at National Youth Theatre and a mentor director for National Theatre Connections. She is a guest director at LAMDA, RWCMD and Theatre Academy London. Emma also facilitates regular workshops for organisations such as National Theatre, Young Vic Theatre, RTYDS, NYT, Arts Ed, University of Kent, Goldsmiths College, and Theatre Academy London. Emma taught and directed at The Brit School for six years. Emma teaches because she is passionate about empowering artists from all walks of life to find and hone their voice.
Edmond Rostand was born in Marseille into a wealthy and cultured Provençal family. His father was an economist and a poet. Rostand studied literature, history, and philosophy at the Collège Stanislas in Paris. Rostand abandoned his law studies in 1890 when his first book of poems appeared. At the age of 29, Rostand wrote his most successful and well-known play, Cyrano de Bergerac. When Cyrano was performed, the enthusiasm at the premiere became unexpected—people wept and it is told that the author was pelted with ladies' gloves and fans. Rostand revitalized the old romantic drama in verse. When naturalism was the major movement in literature, Rostand took up old themes and followed the tradition of Victor Hugo. Edmond Rostand died of pneumonia in Paris on December 2, 1918.
Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His play Attempts on Her Life (1997) established his international reputation. His other work for theatre includes Not One of These People, When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, Men Asleep, The Rest Will be Familiar to You from Cinema, In the Republic of Happiness, Play House, The City, Fewer Emergencies, Cruel and Tender, The Country, The Treatment, Getting Attention, No One Sees the Video, Play with Repeats, Dealing with Clair and Definitely the Bahamas. He is also the author of three texts, Into the Little Hill, Written on Skin and Lessons in Love and Violence, for operas by George Benjamin. His many translations of French plays include works by Genet, Ionesco, Koltès, Marivaux and Molière. Writing for Nothing, a collection of fiction, short plays and texts for opera, was published by Faber & Faber in 2019.
Contains strong language, swearing, gunfire, injury and blood. References to death and war.
Booking
Public booking is now open. Once you have booked a ticket, you will receive an email confirmation. Read up on our latest audience guidelines here.
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Pricing and concessions
Tickets cost £14, but we have £7 concessions tickets available to Hammersmith & Fulham residents, schools, students, or people who are over 65, under 18 or are on Job Seeker's Allowance. You'll just need to provide proof of your eligibility when you collect your tickets at the Box Office. We offer a complimentary ticket for carers, to book please call the box office on 020 8834 0500. If you belong to our Pathways Programme or work with any of our Pathways Partners you are entitled to complimentary tickets. Please contact the box office to book.
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Industry booking
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Ticket collection for in-person tickets
There is no need to collect tickets. You will be ticked off an attendance list on arrival.
Refunds
Unfortunately, all tickets are non-refundable.
Creative Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Director
Emma Baggott*
Set and Costume Designer
Elin Steele*
Lighting Designer
Lucía Sánchez Roldán*
Sound Designer
Poppy Morley
Voice Director
Victoria Woodward*
Movement Director
Adi Gortler*
Assistant Director
Irina Mikheeva
Cast
Christian
Callum Alexander-Smith
Ligniere
Roman Asde
De Guiche
Josh Beckman
Marie-Louise
Elle Davies
Valvert
Alex Farrell
Leila Ragueneau
Ro Florence
Usher
Daisy Tallulah Hargreaves
Cyrano
Macauley Keeper
Denise
Geri McNamara
Roxanne
Esther Ming Li
Woman
Vigs Otite
Armand
Romario Splatt
Le Bret
Will Steadman
Production Team
Stage Manager
Anya Williams
Deputy Stage Manager
Stephanie Leeson
Production Managers
Meghan Sorohan*
Jen Garland
Production Lx
Simon Fleming
Deputy Lx/Programmer
Jacob Eckardt
Production Sound Engineer
Ash Orhan-Pennell
Production Carpenter
Peter Johnston
Lighting Technicians
Abigail Brophy
Velia De Nicola
Holly Higgs
Alexander Hoppe
Danielle Small
Heather Trevelyan
Sound Assistants
Charlie Henley-Castleden
Angelika Marr
Patrick McAneny
Chloe Wood
Construction Crew
Jay Cheung
James Knight
Megan Parker