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19 May 2008
The autumn/winter season at the Almeida is to feature British premieres of work by Sam Shepard and Neil LaBute along with a revival of Harley Granville Barker’s Waste. Read more
Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Drama
The house of Rosmer has been politically and religiously conservative for years, but change is in the air. His wife's suicide and the influence of Rebecca West have enticed out clergyman Rosmer's libertarian beliefs. The past, however, is not so easy to escape from.
Ibsen's 1886 drama explores the struggle between freedom and the cruelty of conscience in an age of political division.
For more information read our First Night Feature.
show times: Mon-Sat 19:30 (22 Mat 19:00), Mats Sat 15:00, 18 Jun & 2 Jul 14:30
ticket prices: £6-£29.50
captioned performance: By in-house on Tue 1 Jul at 19:30, tickets £10 T: 020 7288 4999 E: access@almeida.co.uk
audio described performance: By VocalEyes on Sat 28 Jun at 15:00 (touch tour 13:30), tickets £10 T: 020 7288 4999 E: access@almeida.co.uk
sign language interpreted performance: By Jeni Draper on Thu 19 Jun at 19:30, tickets £10 T: 020 7288 4999 E: access@almeida.co.uk
cast: Helen McCrory, Paul Hilton, Malcom Sinclair, Paul Moriarty, Veronica Quilligan, Peter Sullivan
director: Anthony Page
set designer: Hildegard Bechtler
lighting designer: Peter Mumford
producer: Almeida theatre
map: View Map
address: Almeida Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 1TA
nearest tube: Angel/Highbury & Islington (800m)
nearest bus: 4, 19, 30, 43 (Route 43 is accessible)
nearest train: Highbury & Islington
parking: NCP at the Business Design Centre off Upper Street. Some parking available in streets adjoining Almeida Street. Drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
air conditioned: Yes
Access Booking: TEL 020 7359 4404 ACCESS INFO. 020 7288 4999 EMAIL access@almeida.co.uk
discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions.
limited mobility: 23 seats in the front row offer the best leg room.
access description: Level access to foyer through automatic sliding doors or through double glass doors opening both ways. Wheelchair users can push a button to open the sliding doors. Box Office with lowered counter in the foyer. Stalls down 6 steps or a sloped walkway. Access to circle via 2 staircases of 27 steps each with handrails on each side. Good signage throughout. The floors in the foyer are concrete.
hearing impaired: Infra-red assisted hearing system in the auditorium and an Induction Loop in the Box Office
guide dogs policy: Allowed into auditorium - please book an aisle seat. Staff are also happy to dog sit.
wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair/scooter users in the stalls. 8 wheelchair and scooter transfer spaces are available to aisle seats in rows A and B – escorts not required. Theatre also provides 1 wheelchair for loan. Auditorium is carpeted.
toilets: Accessible men’s and women’s in the foyer, each with 1 cubicle that is wider and has handrails for people with mobility difficulties.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilets inside the foyer by the lift.
Helen McCrory plays Rebecca West in Rosmersholm (photo: Johan Persson)
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