Fanny & Alexander (stage version)
1 Mar 2018Size: 198mm x 129mm
1 Mar 2018
Fanny & Alexander (stage version)
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Siblings Fanny and Alexander are growing up amidst the gilded romance and glamour of 1900s Sweden. But their world is turned upside down when their widowed mother remarries the iron-willed local bishop.
As creative freedom and rigid orthodoxy clash, a war ensues between imagination and austerity in this magical study of childhood, family and love.
Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman's 1982 masterpiece Fanny & Alexander was adapted for the stage by Stephen Beresford. It premiered at The Old Vic, London, in 2018, in a production starring Penelope Wilton and directed by Old Vic Associate Director Max Webster.
‘There is no shame in deriving pleasure from this little world.’
'A sprawling family saga… a Chekhovian fairytale with cautionary moral extremes and dollops of life-affirming merriment'
Daily Mail'A richly nourishing saga'
Evening Standard'A pretty tremendous achievement... possessed of a surging emotional swoop and visual audacity that bursts its way into your heart'
Time Out'A sumptuous stage representation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic movie'
British Theatre Guide'Engrossing and rewarding… a truly effective slice of theatre'
WhatsOnStage'A fast-moving family saga… a faithful adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's celebration of theatre, fantasy and family life'
Guardian'Colourful and involving… what casts a glow is the evocation of love – flawed, fallible people taking risks, making sacrifices and suffering hurts for one another – and the joys and consolations of fantasy... a touching family drama, and a profane hymn to dreamers, players and tellers of tales'
The Stage1 Mar 2018Size: 198mm x 129mm
1 Mar 2018
