Performance

Venue	Olivier (National Theatre)
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	12th November 2019
Opened	26th November 2019
To	22nd February 2020
When	Part One: Nov 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, Dec 4, 20, Jan 6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20, Feb 17, 20 at 19:30. Part Two: Nov 14, 22, 27, Dec 6, Jan 7, 10, 15, 17, 21, Feb 18, 21 at 19:30. Part Two Mat Jan 14 at 14:00. Two Show Days: Nov 16, 20, 23, Dec 5, 7, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, Jan 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 18, 21, Feb 19, 22 at 14:00. Nov 26 at 13:30. Nov 26 Mat 13:30. Jan 4 at 19:30
Olivier (National Theatre) (V373)
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Date of change: 13 Jun 19 - T1885687809

My Brilliant Friend - Part 1/Part 2

Work:: My Brilliant Friend (S0490639720)

A two-part dramatization of Elena Ferrante's celebrated Neapolitan quartet of novels. This modern family saga chronicles the lives of friends, Elena and Lila, following them from their childhoods in a poor, tough neighbourhood of Naples, through passionate love affairs, burgeoning careers and family struggles. But even as life repeatedly tries to pull the two in separate directions, Elena and Lila remain inextricably bound to one another. A powerful story of love, violence, sex, ambition, genius and self-destruction, the two-part play is an exploration not just of female friendship and rivalry, but of Italy after the war and the decades of political turmoil and cultural change that followed.

Book by	Elena Ferrante
Adapted by	April De Angelis

Production:: Part 1/Part 2 (T1885687809)

This stage adaptation condenses Ferrante's four novels (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child) into one play presented in two parts. Audiences will be able to see both parts in one day, or on separate days.

Producer	Rose Kingston
Producer	National Theatre
Director	Melly Still
Design	Soutra Gilmour
Music	Jim Fortune
Lighting	Malcolm Rippeth
Sound	Jon Nicholls
Director	Sarah Dowling (movement director)
Director	Rachel Bown-Williams of RC Annie Ltd)
Director	Ruth Cooper-Brown (of RC Annie Ltd)
Director	Charlotte Sutton (CDG - casting director)
Director	Bryony Jarvis-Taylor (casting director)
Performer	Justin Avoth
Performer	Adam Burton
Performer	Niamh Cusack (Lenu)
Performer	Catherine McCormack (Lila)
Performer	Victoria Moseley
Performer	Emily Mytton
Performer	Ira Mandela Siobhan
Performer	Badria Timimi
Performer	Emily Wachter
Performer	Toby Wharton

Listing:: L169644032

Part 1/Part 2

This stage adaptation condenses Ferrante's four novels (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child) into one play presented in two parts. Audiences will be able to see both parts in one day, or on separate days.

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Special Performances

21 Dec 19 Captioned
28 Dec 19 Captioned
4 Jan 20 Touch Tour Before the Audio Described performance
4 Jan 20 Audio Described
4 Jan 20 Audio Described
6 Jan 20 Captioned
14 Jan 20 Audio Described
15 Jan 20 Captioned

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