Year: 1971
Title of the play: Swan Song
Author: Anton Chekhov Trans. Guy Sells
Director: David William
Others in the Cast: Ian McKellen
Company/Event: This performance officially opened The
Crucible Theatre, which replaced the Playhouse Repertory theatre in
Theatre and location: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
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Plot summary: Vasili Svietlovidoff, a 68-year-old comedian, and Nikita Ivanitch, an old prompter, find themselves locked into a theatre late at night, discussing the actor's past career.
Peth’s role: Nikita Ivanitch
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Related links: An interesting tidbit about Swan Song from Ian McKellen’s website:
"During rehearsals for 'Swan Song' Edward Petherbridge and I fantasised about a theatre company whose actors would be their own managers, sharing out the parts as a group of equals. David William, our director, challenged us to turn the dream into reality, so we wrote to likely colleagues for their input. One by one others joined in and 8 months later the Actors' Company was in rehearsal for its opening season." — Ian McKellen, October 1999
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