The York Realist

The York Realist

"The York Realist" is a 2002 play by Peter Gill. It was premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in January 2002 by English Touring Theatre, with Gill himself directing. It is set around George (a Yorkshire farm labourer working in an early 1960s production of the York Mystery Plays who withdraws from the production), John (the production's shy assistant director who tries to convince him to come back), the love affair between them, and the clash between regional and London culture.

Reception

Reviews of the original production ranged from "a rare blast of reality" ( [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/critic/review/0,,629921,00.html the "Guardian"] ) to a "stunningly boring slab of dour social realism" ( [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/01/10/btchas10.xml the "Telegraph"] ).

Original cast

*George - Lloyd Owen
*John - Richard Coyle
*George and Barbara's Mother - Anne Reid
*Barbara - Caroline O'Neill
*Arthur - Ian Mercer
*Doreen - Wendy Nottingham
*Jack - Felix Bell

Crew

*Director - Peter Gill
*Designer - William Dudley
*Lighting Designer - Hartley T A Kemp
*Composer - Terry Davies
*Assistant Director - Josie Rourke
*Dialect Coach - Jeanette Nelson

External links

* [http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/abj76/PG/works/york_realist.shtml The York Realist homepage]


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