• Ivanov

    18 Sep 2008

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    Kenneth Branagh, who once played the melancholic Dane, Hamlet, so memorably, now takes on the role of Ivanov, a man unable to extract himself from his own despair. Caroline Bishop was in the first night audience at the Wyndham’s. Read more


Ivanov

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Showing at:Wyndham's Theatre

Box Office:0844 482 5120

Age:General

Genre:Play

Sub Genre:Play-Drama

Kenneth Branagh stars in the title role of Chekhov's early drama, Ivanov, in a new version by Tom Stoppard.

Nikolai Ivanov is an intelligent man caught up in a provincial life in Russia, deep in debt and with a terminally ill wife. His turmoil is compounded when he finds himself attracted to a beautiful young neighbour, Sasha. Disgusted by his own behaviour and hounded by his wife's young, idealistic doctor, Ivanov is driven into torment.

Branagh, making his long-awaited return to the West End stage, leads a stellar cast that includes Gina McKee (The Lover & The Collection on stage, TV's Our Friends In The North) as Ivanov's wife Anna, this year's Best Newcomer Laurence Olivier Award-winner Tom Hiddleston as Lvov and rising star Andrea Riseborough as Sasha. 

This is the first production in the Donmar Warehouse's year-long residency at the Wyndham's theatre in the West End. For more information, read our First Night Feature or our Big Interview with Tom Hiddleston.

 

Performance Details

  • previews from: 12 Sep 2008
  • opening night: 17 Sep 2008
  • closing: 29 Nov 2008

show times: Tue-Sat 19:30, Mats Wed & Sat 14:30, Sun 15:00

ticket prices: £10-£32.50

Assisted Performances

captioned performance:

By STAGETEXT on Wed 12 Nov at 19:30, tickets £10 T: 0844 482 5165 E: access@delmack.co.uk

audio described performance:

By VocalEyes on Sat 18 Oct at 14:30 (Touch Tour 13:30), tickets £10 T: 0844 482 5165 E: access@delmack.co.uk

cast: Kenneth Branagh, John Atterbury, Lucy Briers, Linda Broughton, Lorcan Cranitch, Tom Hiddleston, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Gina McKee, Kevin R McNally, Andrea Riseborough, Malcolm Sinclair, James Tucker

author: Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Tom Stoppard

director: Michael Grandage

sound: Adam Cork

lighting designer: Paule Constable

designer: Christopher Oram

producer: Donmar Warehouse

Venue location map (external link)

Access Enabled Map (pdf format):
View The Wyndham's Theatre Access Enabled Map

address: Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 0DA

nearest tube: Leicester Square (next to theatre)

nearest bus: 24, 29, 176

nearest train: Charing Cross (200m)

parking: Westminter City Council car park at Cambridge Circus (150m). NCP at Bedfordbury and Upper St Martin’s Lane.

air conditioned: Yes

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking:Tel: 0844 482 5137

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts are available for all disabled people and their companions.

limited mobility: Row Q and most aisle seats in the stalls have the most leg room.

access description: One 20cm step up to foyer through heavy double doors opening inwards. Box Office counter on the right. 18 steps down to Stalls. Staircases have handrails on both sides and some steps are highlighted. 12 steps up to the Royal Circle, 21 to the Upper Circle and approx. 43 to the Balcony with 2 steps between rows. Auditorium is carpeted – all other areas are tiled.

hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 20 headsets. ID required. Collect headsets from the Cunard Bar which is a kiosk located at the bottom of the stairs from the foyer to the stalls. Induction loop at Box Office.

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed into the auditorium and staff are available to dog-sit in the foyer.

wheelchairs: 2 spaces in Box A but no access for electric wheelchairs or scooters. Maximm 2 wheelchair user patrons per performance.

toilets: One toilet in the box although it would not be possible to access this in a wheelchair. The women’s off the Stalls has been slightly adapted. From the foyer bar, the men’s and women’s are up 8 steps with a further 2 steps down inside the entrance to each. 1 step down to non-adapted toilet accessed via St Martin’s Court (level access) – please ask staff to assist.

disabled toilets: None at present. Patrons can use adapted toilets at the Noel Coward theate behind the Wyndham's.

bars: 3 licensed bars. Stalls bar 20 steps down from the main foyer, or 2 steps up from the Stalls (moveable seats). Further bars at Royal Circle and Balcony levels (no seats). Drinks can be taken to disabled customers.

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Kenneth Branagh stars in Ivanov