Ondine
By
Jean Giraudoux
"Ondine is strange, my lord.
You saw her tonight in the storm.
It's not that she's in the storm.
She is the storm."
When Hans and Ondine meet, the worlds of a mortal man and a magical creature
of the water dangerously collide and Ondine is forced to make an inexorable
pact, which will change both their lives forever. Should he betray her, he
must die and, along with her time on earth, be erased completely from her
memory for her to return to the world of the lake forever.
By turns comic, enchanting and tragic, Ondine is believed to be one of
Giraudoux's finest works. Written in 1938, the play was adapted in 1954 by
Maurice Valency, and opened on Broadway in a production by Alfred Lunt with
a cast that included Audrey Hepburn as Ondine, the role that made her a
star. Ondine won the 1954 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best
Play. The London premiere of Ondine was presented by The Royal Shakespeare
Company and directed by Peter Hall in 1961.
This production is part of the White Bear's hugely successful Lost Classics
Program which has included Count Oederland, which received an Off West End
Award in February 2012, and transferred to the Arcola Theatre, and Madness
in Valentia which was Time Out Critics' Choice and transferred to the
Trafalgar Studios 2.
Performance Dates:
28th February - 18th March 2012
Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30pm, Sundays at 6.00pm
Tickets: £13 (£10 Conc.) but only £10 to Kennington Association Members
Box Office: 020 7793 9193
Online Booking: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk
Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/White-Bear-Theatre/108903865805670?ref=search
White Bear Theatre
138 Kennington Park Road
SE11 4DJ
2 minutes walk from Kennington Tube (Northern Line)
Buses: 133, 155, 196, 333, 415
SPECIAL OFFER
The White Bear Theatre Club is offering concession rate to all Kennington
Association members. That's only £10 per ticket!
To book call 020 7793 9193 and quote 'Kennington Association Offer'.
The White Bear now has it's own Exclusive Lounge Area where patrons can sit
and enjoy a drink and a chat before the show. The theatre itself is fully
air conditioned and is now thoroughly soundproofed from the pub.
No comments:
Post a Comment