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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Predicate Object
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)