Albion (2017)

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Albion (2017) is a contemporary play by Mike Bartlett that explores themes of English identity, nostalgia, and social change through the story of a woman restoring a historic country garden.

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instanceOf play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Mike Bartlett ⓘ
broadcast BBC Four television broadcast of stage production ⓘ
comparedTo The Cherry Orchard ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
directorOfPremiere Rupert Goold ⓘ
explores conflict between urban and rural values ⓘ
generational divides in attitudes to England ⓘ
tension between personal grief and national identity ⓘ
featuresCharacter Anna ⓘ
Audrey Walters ⓘ
Cheryl ⓘ
Edward ⓘ
Gabriel ⓘ
Katherine ⓘ
Matthew ⓘ
Paul ⓘ
Zara ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 2017-10-10 ⓘ
genre contemporary drama ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
social drama ⓘ
imprintOfPlaytext Methuen Drama ⓘ
mainTheme English identity ⓘ
class ⓘ
grief ⓘ
nationalism ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
social change ⓘ
notableProduction 2017 Almeida Theatre production ⓘ
notableRevival 2020 Almeida Theatre revival ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Almeida Theatre ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
plotSummary A successful businesswoman buys a historic country house and attempts to restore its famous garden as a symbol of a certain vision of England. ⓘ
premiereYear 2017 ⓘ
producedBy Almeida Theatre ⓘ
protagonist Audrey Walters ⓘ
publisherOfPlaytext Bloomsbury Publishing ⓘ
setting English country house garden ⓘ
rural England ⓘ
structure two-act play ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary England ⓘ
writer Mike Bartlett ⓘ

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Almeida Theatre → notableProduction → Albion (2017) ⓘ