Arden of Faversham - Modern Performance

Modern Performance

  • In 1955 the play was performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Paris International Festival of Theatre as the English entry.
  • In 1970 Buzz Goodbody directed a version for the RSC, with Emrys James as Arden and Dorothy Tutin as Alice, at The Roundhouse.
  • In 1982 Terry Hands directed the work, with Bruce Purchase and Jenny Agutter, at the RSC's Other Place theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  • In 2001 the play was performed for a summer season in the garden of Arden's house in Faversham, the scene of the murder.
  • In 2010 the play was performed at the Rose Theatre in Bankside from 8 June-7 July by Em-lou productions. Directed by Peter Darney, it was its first London run for a decade.

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