The Height of the Storm

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The Height of the Storm is a play by Florian Zeller.

The play follows a couple looking back at 50 years of marriage, and realising their relationship may not be as perfect as they expected.

A production directed by Jonathan Kent, starring Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins, and produced by Simon Friend, opened at Richmond Theatre on 1 September 2018 as part of a short UK tour. It then transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End on 9 October 2018, following previews from 2 October.[1][2] The cast also included Anna Madeley, Amanda Drew and Lucy Cohu.[3] It was translated into English by Christopher Hampton. Atkins was nominated for Best Actress for her performance at the 2019 Olivier Awards[4]

The Wyndham's Theatre performance was named the best theatre show of the year by Michael Billington of The Guardian,[5] and was later ranked by The Guardian writers as the 23rd best theatre show since 2000.[6]

The play opened on Broadway on 10 September 2019 in previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club, again starring Pryce and Atkins and directed by Jonathan Kent.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins to star in Florian Zeller's The Height of the Storm | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "David Morrissey, Lolita Chakrabarti and Terry Gilliam at The Height of the Storm opening: photos | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The Height of the Storm further casting joining Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ Snow, Georgia (7 April 2019). "Olivier Awards 2019: the winners in full". The Stage. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (17 December 2018). "Top 10 theatre shows of 2018". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ Billington, Michael; Soloski, Alexis; Love, Catherine; Fisher, Mark; Wiegand, Chris (17 September 2019). "The 50 best theatre shows of the 21st century". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Aridi, Sara (6 February 2019). "'The Height of the Storm' Is Heading to Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. ^ Franklin, Marc (17 September 2019). "A First Look at The Height of the Storm on Broadway". Playbill.

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