She was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 20072012. Finally, carrie cracknells macbeth, a fascinating blend of dance and theatre, opened at the young vic before touring to birmingham and manchester. Julie, the deep blue sea, medea, blurred lines other theatre includes. For bbc radio 4, dominic rowan and hattie morahan discuss the controversy of the final scene in a dolls house. Direction by carrie cracknell and lucy guerin, design by lizzie clachan, lighting by neil austin and costumes by merle hensel. Simon stephens talks to the daily telegraph about interrogating honesty in a dolls house and the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. Working with choreographer lucy guerin, director carrie cracknell has created a danceinfused version of shakespeares play. As a devotee im always thirsty for another take on his works so when i saw that carrie cracknell and lucy guerin were heading to the young vic and later birmingham repertory theatre and home with macbeth, my excitement was sent into overdrive. When a secret debt from her past comes back to haunt her, noras seemingly idyllic domestic existence becomes a fraught battleground between suffocating societal norms and her growing hunger for selfdetermination. Rising star hattie morahan gives a stunning performance as ibsens beleaguered housewife in the young vics production of a dolls house. Macbeth plays for a strictly limited run at the young vic theatre from 26 november 2015 til 16 january 2015. Oil, macbeth, birdland, a dolls house, searched, electra, breathing irregular. Her little boys have scampered away down the corridor in ibsens domestic drama a dolls house, as staged by carrie cracknell. Carrie cracknell adds a 21stcentury flavor to ibsen the new.
Acclaimed theatre director and longtime ibsen fan carrie cracknell talks about taking on the playwrights masterpiece a dolls house. In henrik ibsens a dolls house, nora helmer, having fraudulently borrowed money to save her husband, is forced to reveal her secret and, in doing so, reassess her life as it stands. It starred hattie morahan as nora and dominic rowan as. Such is the case with carrie cracknell and lucy guerins macbeth. Sea wall a life director carrie cracknell would rather you. She was previously associate director at both the royal court theatre and the young vic. Following joe hillgibbins revamp of measure for measure the young vic stages another shake up of shakespeare courtesy of directorchoreographer duo carrie cracknell and lucy guerin. A former associate director of the young vic and the royal court theaters in london, cracknell is drawn toward directing plays about. Young vics a dolls house transfers to west end theatre. Young vic associate director carrie cracknell elektra and tony award winning designer ian macneil billy elliot create a compelling new. The young vics widely acclaimed production of a dolls house opened its west end transfer this week at the duke of yorks theatre. Carrie cracknell directs sea walla life on broadway. Macbeth tickets young vic theatre london theatre tickets.
This isnt one for traditionalists but, remaining agnostic about how much the accomplished dancers really add, the production isnt quite the loveitorloatheit affair you might suspect. Frank dunlop completed creation of the theatre venue in 1970, a breezeblock building on the cut constructed out of a former butchers shop and an adjacent bombsite. A dolls house was her first production as genesis foundation fellow at. The kreutzer sonata at the gate theatre 2009 which toured to new york in 2011 as part of the gate elsewhere. Reviews a dolls house carrie cracknells revival of henrik ibsens drama comes to bam from londons west end with its dazzling nora, hattie morahan, in tow. A dolls house, with hattie morahans frantic nora the. Directed by carrie cracknell, ibsens classic story of nora, a housewife and mother in 19 th century norway, and the breakdown of her seemingly perfect marriage, is tackled with great verve and features a superb spinning set by designer ian macneil.
Carrie cracknells production certainly puts a new spin on ibsens. Though drastic reimaginings of shakespeares plays can show the contemporary relevance of his workgroups the use of a clear, justifiable concept, randomly slapping on cool ideas has the opposite effect. All three played to full houses and all three have ensured that these directors will be some of the most sought after in the country for years to come. Watch a scene from carrie cracknell s acclaimed dance theatre piece as it transfers to the lilian baylis studio. Carrie cracknells interpretative, moderndress production traps us in a military underground bunker, drained of light and colour a hell as acutely psychological as it is physical.
Cracknells production, which originated at the young vic, aims to. Nora hattie morahan, who recently played nora in a young vic production of ibsens powerful classic about a woman taking control of her own destiny, stars in writer nick payne and director carrie cracknell s short film imagining what a modernday nora might look like, years on from the original. He steps around the body bags being dragged out by his troops. Carrie cracknell directs this whirling drama, a new version of ibsens 1878 classic written by simon stephens, which sees one womans reality fall to pieces and, under the dexterous. Carrie cracknell also tells us what its like to be a genesis fellow working on a new version of this 19th century classic with. Carrie cracknell directs bringing sea walla life on. Cracknells focus on macbeths internal turmoil creates its own coherent. Culture whisper says dance brings welcome release from the grim brutality of this stylish production. Theatre carrie cracknell young vic more on this story.
Directed by carrie cracknell design by ian macneil. Sea wall a life director carrie cracknell would rather. Olivier awardwinning playwright simon stephens punk rock, young vic associate director carrie cracknell elektra and tony awardwinning designer ian macneil billy elliot create a compelling. There is an apt, echoing emptiness to the rooms of this dolls house. It was intended to last for five years, but has become permanent. Thats the best innovation in carrie cracknell and lucy guerins dancetheatre macbeth.
Carrie cracknell, director of a new version of a dolls house starring hattie. In 2012 she moved on to become associate director at the young vic and was then associate director at. Natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell paul hamlyn foundation. Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre, 200712, and is an associate director the royal court and an associate artist of the young vic.
A dolls house, young vic, london dandy dick, richmond. Hattie morahan and dominic rowan in a dolls house at young vic, london. In 2012 she moved on to become associate director at the young vic and. This production, directed by carrie cracknell, was captured by digital theatre live at londons young vic theatre. Stephen bates superstition tells us never to speak the name of this play by william shakespeare inside a theatre. In the young vics production of a dolls house, at the harvey theater in brooklyn, hattie morahan brings out noras manipulative side. She was associate director at both the young vic 201220 and the royal court 202014. A dolls house is nominated for three evening standard awards. Theatre director carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 2007 to 2012. Carrie is now associate director at the royal court theatre, and natalie is genesis fellowassociate director at the young vic theatre. Carrie cracknells critically acclaimed young vic production of a dolls house will transfer to the west end for a strictly limited 12 week run beginning 8 august 20. She was associate director at both the young vic 201220. Training carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre 20072012.
Meanwhile, her new national theater show, blurred lines, devised with. A dolls house official trailer available now from digital theatre. Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre from 2007 2011 where her productions included elektra coproduction with the young vic, breathing irregular, hedda, i am falling, armageddon, shootget treasurerepeat and the sexual neuroses of our parents. Author henrik ibsen, simon stephens adaptation director carrie cracknell producer young vic cast includes nick fletcher, hattie morahan, dominic rowan, steve. The young vic theatre is a performing arts venue located on the cut, near the south bank, in the london borough of lambeth its philosophy is to foster emerging talent and collaborate with some of the worlds finest directors, performers and creatives. Even on a purely practical level, the revolving set forces the young vic to sacrifice its usual intimacy by. In this video interview david lan, artistic director, explains why the genesis directors programme is so important to the young vic. Carrie cracknell born 1980 is a british theatre director. In the young vics new production of ibsens domestic masterpiece, the superficial marital home of nora and torvald is built on a revolve, with ian macneils exquisite set boxing the characters in between glassfilled frames as the ground beneath them shifts.
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