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IVANOV

by Tom Stoppard
12 September – 29 November 2008

Kenneth Branagh stars in the title role of Chekhov’s early drama, Ivanov, in a new version by Tom Stoppard.

Nikolai Ivanov is an intelligent man caught up in a provincial life in Russia, deep in debt and with a terminally ill wife. His turmoil is compounded when he finds himself attracted to a beautiful young neighbour, Sasha. Disgusted by his own behaviour and hounded by his wife’s young, idealistic doctor, Ivanov is driven into torment.

Branagh, making his long-awaited return to the West End stage, leads a stellar cast that includes Gina McKee (The Lover & The Collection on stage, TV’s Our Friends In The North) as Ivanov’s wife Anna, this year’s Best Newcomer Laurence Olivier Award-winner Tom Hiddleston as Lvov and rising star Andrea Riseborough as Sasha. 

CAST

in order of appearance
Ivanov KENNETH BRANAGH
Borkin LORCAN CRANITCH
Shabelsky MALCOLM SINCLAIR
Anna Petrovna GINA MCKEE
Lvov TOM HIDDLESTON
Zinaida SYLVESTRA LE TOUZEL
Kosykh JAMES TUCKER
Avdotya LINDA BROUGHTON
Yegorushka JOHN ATTERBURY
Anasim IAN DRYSDALE
Natalia EMMA BEATTIE
Yacob MALCOLM RIDLEY
Nikander JAMES HOWARD
Gavrila JONATHAN BATTERSBY
Lipa GIOVANNA FALCONE
Babakina LUCY BRIERS
Lebedev KEVIN R MCNALLY
Sasha ANDREA RISEBOROUGH
Pyotr JOHN ATTERBURY

PRODUCTION

Director MICHAEL GRANDAGE
Designer CHRISTOPHER ORAM
Lighting Designer PAULE CONSTABLE
Composer and Sound Designer ADAM CORK
Casting Director ANNE MCNULTY
Production Manager PATRICK MOLONY
Company Manager HOWARD JEPSON
Stage Manager GREG SHIMMIN
Deputy Stage Manager NICOLE WALKER
Assistant Stage Manager HELEN KING
Associate Director BEN WOOLF
Assistant Designer RICHARD KENT
Associate Designers ANDREW EDWARDS, MORGAN LARGE
Costume Supervisor JAN BENCH
Deputy Wardrobe Master TIM GRADWELL
Wardrobe Assistant JACKIE YOUNG
Wardrobe Mistress SHEREEN HIBBERT
Wig Mistress ELAINE SOLOMON
Wig & Hair Designer RICHARD MAWBEY
Rehearsal Photographer MARC BRENNER
Production Photographer JOHAN PERSSON