New theatre appearance added 29 May 2009
After the run of All My Sons George will also be starring in the next Octagon production, Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, running from 29 October 2009 to 21 November 2009.
Written in 1881 and first staged in 1882 Ghosts is in the tradition of Ibsen’s work, a scathing commentary on the morality of the time, addressing a subject that his public deemed indecent and shocking.
This production is set in Lancashire in the late 19th Century.
As with All My Sons, Ghosts is again directed by David Thacker in his new role as Artistic Director of the Octagon Theatre.
Cast
- George Irving – Pastor Manders
- Margot Leicester – Mrs Helene Alving
- Vanessa Kirby – Regine Engstrand
- Oscar Pearce – Oswald Alving
- Russell Richardson – Jacob Engstrand
Creative Team
- David Thacker – Director
- Patrick Connellan – Designer
- Elizabeth Newman – Assistant Director
- James Farncombe – Lighting Designer
- Andy Smith – Sound Designer
- Erik Skuggevik – Translator
- Brid Andrews – Researcher
- Lesley Hutchinson – Movement Director
- Carol Sloman – Music Consultant
- Julia Horan – Casting Director
- Victoria Hubbard – Deputy Stage Manager
Resources
Ghosts – Octagon Production Reviews
- The Stage – 2 November 2009
- The Public Reviews – 2 November 2009
- The Bolton Evening News – 2 November 2009
- What’s On Stage – 2 November 2009
- Lyn Gardner – 2 November 2009
- Manchester Evening News – 2 November 2009
- The Guardian – 2 November 2009
- UKTheatre.net – 3 November 2009
- Burnley Express – 3 November 2009
- British Theatre Guide – 3 November 2009
- Lancashire Evening Post – 5 November 2009
- Daily Mail – 6 November 2009
- The Independent – 17 November 2009
Ghosts – Octagon Production
- On Seeing Great Plays For the First Time – The Guardian – 11 November 2009
Ghosts – Octagon Production Previews
- Guardian Preview – 31 October 2009
- What to see: Lyn Gardner’s Theatre Tips – 23 October 2009
- Ibsen’s masterpiece at the Octagon – 7 October 2009