Name: Albion - Clare College Garden Play
Start: 2022-06-16T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-06-18T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Clare College

Albion - Clare College Garden Play

Clare Actors

An allegorical family drama, set in a real garden, exploring the idealism of nostalgia and hope of those who hunger for change.

Clare College

The first ever production of Mike Bartlett’s Albion set in a real garden is coming to Clare College, Cambridge between 16TH-18TH JUNE 2022!Albion follows the story of Audrey Walters, who has recently purchased an old, grand house in the English countryside. Trying to restore its garden, ‘Albion’ to its former glory, Audrey begins to tear apart her family, unearth buried secrets, and blows apart the peace of the village she’s moved to. Amongst this chaos, friends will fall in love, a baby will be born and the lines between ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ begin to blur.Reminiscent of Chekhov&#x27;s The Cherry Orchard, Albion looks at the world through the lens of an explosive family drama, but is fascinated with the idealism of nostalgia against the hope of those who hunger for change.First staged at the Almeida in the wake of the Brexit referendum, and then again in 2020 after the UK left the EU, Albion grows in resonance as the world we live in ebbs and flows. Exploring patriotism, intergenerational love, sexuality and everything in between, Bartlett’s allegorical tale is radical, powerful and nuanced.This is an amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.More about the venue: Clare College Scholars’ Garden is a walled formal garden overlooking the River Cam. It forms part of the iconic Backs, listed as a Grade I Historic Park since 1995. Although it is not typically open to the public, the Scholars’ Garden is an idyllic and intimate outdoor setting with a seated capacity of 50. The college has level access to front and back. There is a ramped bridge over the river, followed by some uneven steps to enter the garden itself. Refreshments will be available during the interval.

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