Play Details
Context
Place Premiered
Théâtre Antoine, Paris (1955)
Artistic Director
George Devine
Translated By
Sylvia & George Leeson
Original Language
French
Dates Performed
Tuesday 17th September 1957
Main House (Downstairs)
Play Details
Synopsis
Paris, 1930s
In the dimly lit, cluttered office of a struggling newspaper in Paris during the late 1930s, the atmosphere is tense and the financial woes are palpable. The newspaper, led by its weary and cynical editor Georges Masse, is on the brink of collapse. However, an unexpected turn of events promises a ray of hope for the publication.
“Nekrassov” satirizes the world of journalism, politics, and human nature itself. The play exposes the absurdity of truth and manipulation in a pre-World War II society on the brink of monumental change.
Cast & Creative
Cast
Robert Aldous
Cast
Ronald Barker
Cast
George Benson
Cast
Nicholas Brady
Cast
Margery Caldicott
Cast
Percy Cartwright
Cast
Harry H.Corbett
Cast
Anthony Creighton
Cast
Margo Cunningham
Cast
Ann Davies
Cast
Jane Downs
Cast
Felix Felton
Cast
Robert Helpmann
Cast
Kerry Jordan
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Bernard Kay
Cast
Roddy McMillan
Cast
George Merritt
Cast
Martin Miller
Cast
Kendric Owen
Cast
Milo Sperber
Cast
Anna Steele
Cast
James Villiers
Cast
John Wood
Translator
George & Sylvia Leeson
Designer
Richard Negri
Sound