The Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast for the UK première of Pamela Carter’s The Misfortune of the English.
Oscar Toeman directs Hubert Burton (Harrison), Vinnie Heaven (Eaton), Eva Magyar (Tour Guide), and Matthew Tennyson (Lyons).
The production opens at Orange Tree Theatre on 28 April, with previews from 25 April, and runs until 28 May, with a livestreamed performance via OT On Screen on 12 May and available to stream on demand from 31 May – 3 June.
Artistic Director of The Orange Tree Theatre, Paul Miller says today “It’s a real pleasure to welcome such a talented company for The Misfortune of the English, each of them making their OT debuts in Oscar Toeman’s production. Pamela Carter’s highly original new play, based on real events, tackles the nature of memory and storytelling, our relation to Europe and the problems of leadership.”
On the morning of 17 April 1936, a group of 27 schoolboys, led by their teacher and newly arrived in Nazi Germany, set out on the first of a seven-day walking tour of the Black Forest.
By 8pm that evening, local villagers were searching for them in a blizzard.
“You did say you wanted to take the scenic route.”
Inspired by true events: a story of (mis)adventure and blind optimism, nationhood, and courage in the face of disaster.
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