Enduring Freedom - Finborough Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
A NEW play by Anders Lustgarten, Enduring Freedom, receives its world premiere at Finborough Theatre where it runs from Wednesday, August 6 to Saturday, August 30, 2008.
When Tom and Susan, a New Jersey couple, lose their son in the attack on the twin towers, it begins to affect their marriage, friends and community…
More than just a story of one couple’s personal and political journey, Enduring Freedom is also a powerful portrayal of the Bush years and how a climate of repression and fear hijacked the democratic process, undermining the lives of ordinary people.
Roland Jaquarello directs a cast that includes Lisa Eichhorn, Fiz Marcus, Vincent Riotta, Charlie Roe and Anna Savva.
Eichhorn’s theatre credits include Shadowlands (Salisbury), Tobaccoland, The Misfits, Winding the Ball (Royal Exchange, Manchester), Women of Lockerbie (Orange Tree Theatre), Golden Boy (National Theatre), The Speed of Darkness, The Common Pursuit (Off Broadway), and Any Given Day (Broadway).
Her extensive screen credits include King of the Hill, A Modern Affair, The Weather in the Streets, Cutter’s Way (Best Actress Deauville), The Europeans (for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Yanks (for which she received two Golden Globe nominations), Midsomer Murders, Spooks, Law and Order, Jericho and Inspector Morse.
Marcus’s credits include Equus (UK National Tour), Star Quality (Apollo Theatre), A Man With Connections (Minerva Theatre Chichester and Finborough Theatre), A Kind of Alaska (Orange Tree Theatre), Private Lives, Red Princess and A Small Family Business.
Riotta’s credits include Measure for Measure, Romeo and Juliet, Flashpoint (Young Vic), Salome (National Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire and All My Sons. On screen he has appeared in Revolver, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Under the Tuscan Sun, Heaven, Babylon 5, Monk and Alias.
Roe’s theatre credits include A Few Good Men (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Electra (Gate Theatre), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (English Touring Theatre), The Winter’s Tale (Young Vic), The Tempest and Philoctetes (Cheek by Jowl), As You Like It and Ting Tang Mine (National Theatre), and Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Company).
Savva, who was nominated for Best Actress by Time Out for her performance as Frida Kahlo in Frida and Diego at the Red Shift Theatre, has appeared on screen in The Quiet Assassin, EastEnders, Silent Witness and London’s Burning.
Lustgarten’s first play The Insurgents, a comic drama about Kurdish immigration and political resistance to globalisation, was produced at Finborough Theatre in 2007 as part of a double bill A Letter To England.
Enduring Freedom is designed by Vanessa Hawkins, with lighting by Gabriel Phillips-Sanchez and sound design by David Sharrock. It is presented by Giant Steps in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre.
Tickets: £13, £9 concessions, except Tuesday evenings £9 all seats and Saturday evenings £13 all seats. Previews (August 6 and 7) £9 all seats.
Times: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3pm.
Performance Length: Approximately 2 hours.
For more information call the box office on 0844 847 1652 or visit the website.