Earthquakes in London
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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
.
) 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 nuissance 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.
, Gary Carr
, Brian Ferguson, Polly Frame
, Tom Goodman-Hill
, Michael Gould
, Anna Madeley
, Bill Paterson, Geoffrey Streatfeild and Lia Williams
.
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
Cottesloe Theatre on 4 August 2010, following previews from 29 July 2010. The production was directed by Rupert Goold
Rupert Goold
Rupert Goold is an English theatre director. He is the artistic director of Headlong Theatre and from 2010 he will be an associate director at the Royal Shakespeare Company.- Early years :...
in a co-production with Headlong
Headlong (group)
Headlong is a British theatre company noted for reworking plays of the past and commissioning new work. It was previously called Anvil Productions and then the Oxford Stage Company...
.
Plot
The play centres around 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 WilliamsLia Williams
Lia Williams is an English actress and film director, notable for many stage, film, and television appearances. She is possibly best known for her role in the motion picture, Dirty Weekend...
) is a cabinet minister who plans to halt all airport expansion, choosing environment over economy. The middle sister (Anna Madeley
Anna Madeley
Anna Madeley is a British actress. She has been described by the British Theatre Guide's Philip Fisher as one of the United Kingdom's "brightest and most versatile young actresses".-Biography:...
) 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 nuissance 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.
Original Cast
The Original Cast includes Lucy May BarkerLucy May Barker
Lucy May Barker is a British stage and screen actress. She was born and brought up in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.-Career:Most notably, Lucy played Ilse in the original London cast of the four-time Olivier Award-winning Spring Awakening which opened in February 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith...
, Gary Carr
Gary Carr (actor)
Gary Carr is an English stage, film and television actor, dancer, and musician.-Background:Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Performing Arts College from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and...
, Brian Ferguson, Polly Frame
Polly Frame
Polly Frame is a Scottish actress who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and is best known to children as Pinky Pinkerton, the hyperactive sports announcer on Disney Channel's pre-school television series Bunnytown....
, Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill is an English actor of radio, film, stage and television.Born as Tom Hill and raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, he qualified as a teacher before turning to acting. During his time in Newcastle, he regularly acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre...
, Michael Gould
Michael Gould (actor)
Michael Gould is a British actor.-Stage:*Kathryn Hunter's 2009 touring Royal Shakespeare Company production of Othello as Iago.*In Extremis...
, Anna Madeley
Anna Madeley
Anna Madeley is a British actress. She has been described by the British Theatre Guide's Philip Fisher as one of the United Kingdom's "brightest and most versatile young actresses".-Biography:...
, Bill Paterson, Geoffrey Streatfeild and Lia Williams
Lia Williams
Lia Williams is an English actress and film director, notable for many stage, film, and television appearances. She is possibly best known for her role in the motion picture, Dirty Weekend...
.