Following its premiere at the Hilton Arts Festival to rapturous responses, My Name Is Lucy Barton will be presented at The Baxter Studio in Cape Town from 19 September to 5 October.
Presented by How Now Brown Cow the multiple award-winning My Name Is Lucy Barton is written by Elizabeth Strout and adapted by Rona Munro. It is the story of a writer reckoning with the legacy of a scarred family life who is coming to terms with the cost of her childhood and the rewards of her art.
Longlisted for the MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016, the BAILEYS WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 and a #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout shows the most tender relationship of all – the one between a mother and daughter.
My Name Is Lucy Barton has been adapted for the stage as a one woman show by acclaimed TV, Film and Theatre writer Rona Munro (winner of the Evening Standard Award, NOOK Award and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award). It opened at The Bridge Theatre in London in 2018 starring Laura Linney who reprised her role on Broadway in 2020.
The production stars multiple award-nominated actor Julie-Anne McDowell (The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Revlon Girl) and is directed by multiple-award winning Charmaine Weir-Smith (The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Train Driver). Design is by Kieran McGregor (Expelled).
It transfers to Johannesburg at Theatre On The Square in October 2024.
Lucy Barton wakes after an operation to discover – much to her surprise – her estranged mother at the foot of her bed. Over the course of her mother’s visit, she and Lucy seem to reconnect, but just below the surface lies the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life.
Lucy’s encounter with her mother brings into sharp focus her troubled childhood in rural Illinois and her current life in New York City. Knitting these powerful memories together, Lucy begins to come to terms with her past and her future as a writer.
My Name is Lucy Barton is a story for anyone who has questioned how family defines oneself. It is a powerful narrative of hope and triumph about a woman who finds her truth and reclaims her story.
From the producers who brought you The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Expelled, MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON will be heading to Joburg soon, following a fantastic premiere at Hilton Arts Festival that garnered rapturous responses and standing ovations.
The next offering by How Now Brown Cow Productions will be on stage at Theatre on the Square in Sandton for a limited season from 9 – 27 October, following a season in Cape Town at the Baxter Theatre’s Studio, opening on 19 September.
The multiple award-winning My Name Is Lucy Barton is written by Elizabeth Strout and adapted by Rona Munro. It is the story of a writer reckoning with the legacy of a scarred family life who is coming to terms with the cost of her childhood and the rewards of her art.
Longlisted for the MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016, the BAILEYS WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 and a #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout shows the most tender relationship of all – the one between a mother and daughter.
The production stars multiple award-nominated actor Julie-Anne McDowell (The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Revlon Girl) and is directed by multiple-award winning Charmaine Weir-Smith (The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Train Driver). Design is by Kieran McGregor (Expelled).
Lucy Barton wakes after an operation to discover – much to her surprise – her estranged mother at the foot of her bed. Over the course of her mother’s visit, she and Lucy seem to reconnect, but just below the surface lies the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life.
Lucy’s encounter with her mother brings into sharp focus her troubled childhood in rural Illinois and her current life in New York City. Knitting these powerful memories together, Lucy begins to come to terms with her past and her future as a writer.
My Name is Lucy Barton is a story for anyone who has questioned how family defines oneself. It is a powerful narrative of hope and triumph about a woman who finds her truth and reclaims her story.
My Name is Lucy Barton will be presented at The Baxter Studio from 18 September to 5 October.
The production will then transfer to the Theatre On The Square in Sandton, Johannesburg from 9 to 27 October 2024.
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Tickets for the Cape Town Season can be booked here: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1547805969
Tickets for the Johannesburg Season can be booked here:https://computicket.com/event/my_name_is_lucy_barton/7287542
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