Afterplay
AUTHOR
Brian Friel
Notes
Afterplay was originally produced alongside 'The Bear' (listed separately) under the general title 'Two Plays After'.
Setting
A run-down café in Moscow in the early 1920s.
Synopsis
Afterplay revisits the lives of two of characters, Andrey Prozorov and Sonya Serebriakova, who had a previous existence in two separate Chekhov plays, Three Sister and Uncle Vanya respectively. Both characters are now middle-aged, but cannot escape the circumstances of their earlier lives; Andrey is still an only boy, confused, motherless and living in the remote rural town of Taganrog; Sonya is still deeply and hopelessly in love with the local doctor. Andrey now takes the train regularly from Taganrog to Moscow, allegedly to play as a violinist at the opera, Sonya is in Moscow to negotiate with the Ministry for Agriculture to try to save what's left of her dwindling estate. They meet by chance for one evening, twenty years after their previous fictional lives ended.
PLAY TYPE
Plays General
Number of Acts
One Act
Cast Size Male
1
Cast Size Female
1
Date of First Production
5 April 2002
Production
Produced by Gate Theatre
ORIGINAL VENUE
Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
Original Cast
Andrey ProzorovJohn Hurt
Sonya ScrebriakovaPenelope Wilton
Production Team
DirectorRobin Lefevre
DesignerLiz Ascroft
Lighting DesignerMick Hughes
Production ManagerJames McConnell
Production Co-ordinatorVal Keogh
Stage DirectorLeo McKenna
Assistant Stage ManagerNicola Hughes
Assistant Stage ManagerKenneth Kelly (1)
TechnicianBrian Rudden
TechnicianDavid Carpenter
Set ConstructionTheatre Production Services
Scenic ArtistLiz Barker
Wardrobe SupervisorJoy Gleeson
Wardrobe AssistantValerie Dempsey
Costume ConstructionJanet O'Leary
Costume ConstructionAnnie Cartwright
TailorDes Leech
Photography Tom Lawlor (1)
Hair and WigsAnne Dunne
Company DirectorMichael Colgan
Company Deputy DirectorMarie Rooney
Company Deputy DirectorAnne Clarke
Scripts & Rights Information
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Source of Information
The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.
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