Details

Set in rural America as it was reeling from a recession, the downturn of the agricultural industry and with a rising popularity in highly conservative candidates, the similarity of the political atmosphere in 1979 and 2016 is compelling, especially in the run up to the American Presidential Election in November. Casting a brutal light on disenfranchised Americans, Buried Child is a dark, macabre and painfully funny family drama that is as relevant now as it was during it's first run almost 40 years ago.

Cast/Performers

Brendan Coyle (Tilden), Sam Troughton (Vince), Sean Murray (Bradley), John Rogan (Father Dewis), Lauren Ambrose (Shelley), Elizabeth Franz (Halie), M. Emmet Walsh (Dodge)

Creatives/Company

Author: Sam Shepard
Producer: National Theatre
Director: Matthew Warchus
Design: Rob Howell
Lighting: Natasha Katz
Sound: Paul Groothuis
Music: Gary Yershon

Buried Child

Buried Child (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0501116930. Details of all Buried Child archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S238469905

Archive Listings

18 Sep 04
to
15 Dec 04

Lyttelton (National Theatre)
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 23Sep04:
So good I left at the interval

User Reviews

USER (23Sep04): So good I left at the interval

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