The Children on Broadway Tickets
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Lucy Kirkwood’s environmental and personal drama The Children receives its Broadway debut. This story about retired nuclear engineers facing a devastating crisis runs at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from November 28 2017.
After receiving stellar reviews for its debut at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children transfers to Broadway. This three-hander about retired nuclear engineers receiving an unexpected visitor runs at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
In an isolated cottage on a sparsely populated stretch of British coastline, former nuclear engineers Robin and Hazel are spending their retirement quietly. Outside, an environmental disaster involving a nuclear reactor has caused devastation, disorder and regret. When the couple’s old colleague Rose unexpectedly arrives at their door, what seems to be a catchup between friends swiftly transforms into something altogether darker.
The original London cast are set to reprise their roles for The Children on Broadway.
Deborah Findlay (Hazel) was last on the New York stage in Stanley (1997), with other credits including Top Girls, Vincent River and Coriolanus.
Ron Cook’s (Robin) resume includes Polonius in Jude Lawe’s Hamlet, Girl from the North Country and Faith Healer.
Francesca Annis (Rose) has twice appeared in Hamlet on Broadway, first as Ophelia (1969) and later as Gertrude (1995). She is a six-time BAFTA Television Award nominee, having won for ITV’s Lillie.
Playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s previous work includes NSFW and the Olivier Award winning take on Chinese-American relation,s Chimerica. The Children is directed by James Macdonald (Top Girls) with set and costume design from Miriam Buether (A Doll’s House, Part 2) and lighting design from Peter Mumford (Private Lives).
Taking the classic “unexpected visitor” trope and imbuing it with huge environmental and existential questions, The Children is an expertly crafted piece of new writing. It begins previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on November 28, 2017.
In an isolated cottage on a sparsely populated stretch of British coastline, former nuclear engineers Robin and Hazel are spending their retirement quietly. Outside, an environmental disaster involving a nuclear reactor has caused devastation, disorder and regret. When the couple’s old colleague Rose unexpectedly arrives at their door, what seems to be a catchup between friends swiftly transforms into something altogether darker.
The original London cast are set to reprise their roles for The Children on Broadway.
Deborah Findlay (Hazel) was last on the New York stage in Stanley (1997), with other credits including Top Girls, Vincent River and Coriolanus.
Ron Cook’s (Robin) resume includes Polonius in Jude Lawe’s Hamlet, Girl from the North Country and Faith Healer.
Francesca Annis (Rose) has twice appeared in Hamlet on Broadway, first as Ophelia (1969) and later as Gertrude (1995). She is a six-time BAFTA Television Award nominee, having won for ITV’s Lillie.
Playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s previous work includes NSFW and the Olivier Award winning take on Chinese-American relation,s Chimerica. The Children is directed by James Macdonald (Top Girls) with set and costume design from Miriam Buether (A Doll’s House, Part 2) and lighting design from Peter Mumford (Private Lives).
Taking the classic “unexpected visitor” trope and imbuing it with huge environmental and existential questions, The Children is an expertly crafted piece of new writing. It begins previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on November 28, 2017.
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