After Miss Julie

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name = After Miss Julie


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writer = Patrick Marber
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date of premiere = 20 November 2003
country of Origin = flagicon|England England
original language = English
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genre = Comedy Drama
web = http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/pl26.html
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"After Miss Julie" is a play which relocates August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" (1888) to an English country house in July 1945. In this radical re-imagining of theatre's first "naturalistic tragedy" the events of Strindberg's original are transposed to the night of the British Labour Party's "landslide" election victory.

Plot and Characters

There are only three characters in "After Miss Julie"; Miss Julie, a rich lady in her 20s, and two servants: John, a valet/chauffer, aged 30, and Christine, a cook aged 35. The action takes place in the kitchen of a large country house outside London, when the British Labour Party have just won their famous 'landslide' election victory.

Production History

creen History

"After Miss Julie", written and directed by Patrick Marber, was screened by BBC Two on 4 November 1995 as part of the Performance season. Miss Julie was played by Geraldine Somerville, John was played by Phil Daniels and Christine was played by Kathy Burke.

tage History

The Stage Premiere was at the Donmar Warehouse in London on 20 November 2003; its run ended on 7 February 2004. The three characters were played by Kelly Reilly (Miss Julie), Richard Coyle (John) and Helen Baxendale (Christine). The preoduction was directed by Michael Grandage. It received generally very positive reviews, Kelly Reilly particularly praised for her performance. [ [http://www.kellyreilly.com/after-miss-julie.htm Kelly Reilly's Website - Reviews (After Miss Julie)] ] "The Telegraph" said it was "an unforgettable night of white-hot theatrical intensity" [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/11/27/btjulie27.xml Night of guilty pleasures - Telegraph ] ] and "The Guardian" gave it 4 out of 5 stars. [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1093511,00.html After Miss Julie | | guardian.co.uk Arts ] ]

The Regional Premiere was at the Theatre By The Lake in Keswick on Friday, 28 July 2006. Its run ended on 1 November2006. The characters were played by Juliette Goodman (Miss Julie), Guy Parry (John) and Polly Lister (Christine). It was directed by Simon H West. The production was praised for its impact, acting and sexual charge. [ [http://www.theatrebythelake.co.uk/whatson/531.asp "After Miss Julie" Production Page - Theatre By The Lake] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/pl26.html Donmar Warehouse "After Miss Julie" Page]
* [http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/672_after_miss_julie.htm "Something Jewish" Review]
* [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/aftermissjulie-rev.htm "The British Theatre Guide" Review]
* [http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/sf/Pages/Section%20A/after.html "Samuel French" (Publishers) Script Information]
* [http://www.curtainup.com/aftermissjulie.html "CurtainUp" Review]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/11/27/btjulie27.xml "The Telegraph" Review]
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1093511,00.html "Guardian Arts" Review]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199304/ After Miss Julie at IMDb]