London Classic Theatre present After Miss Julie A version of Strindberg’s Miss Julie by Patrick Marber at Bridport Arts on Friday 18 March at 7.30pm.
Set in July 1945, at a country house near London, celebrations for the Labour Party’s landslide election victory are in full swing. The lady of the house, Miss Julie, descends into the servants’ kitchen to seek out John, her father’s chauffeur.
As the night draws in and flirtation turns to passion, the two lovers embark on a consuming and deadly dance of desire.
Sex, class and ambition battle for centre stage as Patrick Marber relocates Strindberg’s brutal, sensual love story to post-war England.
Patrick Marber’s first play, Dealer’s Choice, opened at the National Theatre in February 1995, and won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy. His other plays include Howard Katz, Don Juan in Soho and Closer, which also won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy, as well as the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award and Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play.
In 2004 he adapted his play Closer for the screen. It won and was shortlisted for several awards. He has since adapted Patrick McGrath’s Asylum and Zoe Heller’s Notes on a Scandal for the screen. He has also written screenplays for the films The Tourist, and Alan Partridge: The Movie.
In 2010, London Classic Theatre celebrated ten years on tour. The company, led by founder and Artistic Director Michael Cabot, produces challenging, accessible drama for audiences in London and the regions. LCT has explored the work of some of the finest playwrights of the last fifty years, including Joe Orton, Harold Pinter, Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness and Mike Leigh.
Tickets for After Miss Julie are available from the Bridport Arts Centre box office on 01308 424204, or online at www.bridport-arts.com, priced £12, £11 members and £8 conc.
