UK Premiere
Ustinov Studio
UK Premiere
Ustinov Studio
A SEASON OF UK PREMIERES FROM THE AMERICAS
Three generations of the dysfunctional Coleman family live under one roof on the verge of chaos, held in check by their matriarchal grandmother. But how will the family cope when their linchpin is removed?
This absurdist comedy has been a huge global hit, winning a number of prestigious awards including the Ace Award for Best Argentinian Play and the Best Original Play Award at the Fiesta Nacional del Teatro.
Claudio Tolcachir is an influential Argentinian theatre-maker who was recognised as The Outstanding Personality of Culture in 2012 by the Legislature of Buenos Aires.
Stella Feehily’s plays include Game, Duck and the award-winning O, Go My Man. She has worked extensively with Out of Joint Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre.
The cast includes Evanna Lynch, who starred as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, and Rowan Polonski, known for Kingsman and Doctor Who, and who was last in Bath in Shakespeare in Love. The cast is completed by Patrick Moy, Laoisha O’Callaghan, Natalie Radmall-Quirke, Robert Mountford, Anne Kent and David Crowley.
Laurence Boswell is the Olivier Award-winning Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio whose recent hugely acclaimed productions include The Whale, The Mentor and Trouble in Mind.
UK Premiere
Ustinov Studio
Thursday 28 March – Saturday 27 April 2019
The Omission of the Family Coleman
By Claudio Tolcachir, in a new version by Stella Feehily
Directed by Laurence Boswell.
Designer – Tim Shortall
Lighting Designer – Colin Grenfell
Composer & Sound Designer – Tim Sutton
Movement Director – Gary Sefton
Assistant Director – Manuel Bau
Costume Supervisor -Kitty Hawkins
Props Supervisor – Lisa Buckley
Casting Director – Ginny Schiller