Judgment Day - Almeida Theatre

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RECENT ALMEIDA PRODUCTIONS
Eileen Atkins (Bridget) and Imelda Staunton
(Margaret) in There Came A Gypsy Riding,
photo by Mark Ellidge
■ 2003
THE LADY FROM THE SEA
“The Islington powerhouse opens with this
tremendous production by Trevor Nunn…
electrifying… leaves you reeling.”
Daily Telegraph
Sponsored by Hydro
I.D.
“A riveting production… full of wonderful
theatrical invention… a rich and shameful
period of history and how memorably it is
evoked.”
Daily Mail
Sponsored by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
THE MERCY SEAT
“Michael Attenborough’s production has a
high voltage charge that never dips for a
moment. This play plumbs the depths and
deserves to be seen.”
Daily Telegraph
FIVE GOLD RINGS
“Bold, elegant, lyrical, finely wraught…
gorgeously staged and beautifully
performed.”
Time Out
■ 2004
THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?
“Superbly written … brilliant… flawless
production; you won’t find more blazing
acting anywhere… see it if you see nothing
else.”
Mail on Sunday
Sponsored by Aspen Re
Danny Sapani (Victor Mason), Ayesha Antoine (Caroline
Mason) and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Phillip Mason) in
Big White Fog, photo by Catherine Ashmore
FESTEN
“Electrifying, shocking and profoundly
moving… such talent, such skill, such
humanity. Something to celebrate.”
Sunday Times
WHISTLING PSYCHE
“An intense, haunting and beautiful play…
two remarkable performances...
marvellously rewarding.”
Mail on Sunday
BRIGHTON ROCK
“An intelligent, edgy, adult musical which
gives you something to think about...
Hooray for that... a production of brilliant
clarity... crackles with energy and evil.”
Daily Express
THE EARTHLY PARADISE
“Gorgeous writing… very compelling, lovely
and tragic. My play of the year.”
New Statesman
Sponsored by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
■ 2005
MACBETH
“The most powerful, chilling, evil – feeling
Macbeth since McKellen and Dench.”
The Times
Sponsored by Aspen Re
HEDDA GABLER
“An electrifying hit… a wonderful
production by Richard Eyre”
Daily Telegraph
Sponsored by Hydro
BLOOD WEDDING
“Brilliantly directed by Rufus Norris.
Another indication of how well Michael
Attenborough’s management is doing at
the Islington playhouse.”
Daily Express
Kenneth Cranham (Max) in The Homecoming, photo by
Hugo Glendinning
ROMANCE
“You laugh uproariously... it’s a silly person
who doesn’t.”
Financial Times
THE HYPOCHONDRIAC
“Lindsay Posner’s exuberant, superbly
acted production is riotously entertaining...
has you laughing like a drain.”
Daily Telegraph
■ 2006
THE LATE HENRY MOSS
“A thrilling new play... acted up to the hilt by
a remarkable company... an astonishingly
wrought, high drama”
Evening Standard
Sponsored by Pinsent Masons
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT
“You must see this play: it’s like a diamond
cut with its own stardust.”
Sunday Times
Sponsored by Aspen Re
ENEMIES
“A superb theatrical achievement...an
excellent cast...Michael Attenborough’s
admirable staging...this is a major event in
our theatre”
Financial Times
Sponsored by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
TOM AND VIV
“A magnificent and superbly acted piece of
theatre...the play so powerfully succeeds...a
sublime tragedy”
Sunday Times
THE LIGHTNING PLAY
“Funny, touching and consistently
entertaining”
Daily Telegraph
Sponsored by Pinsent Masons