The Present
Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh succumb to the intoxicating power of lust and obsession in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Present, coming to Broadway for 13 weeks only. A new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s first play, most commonly referred to as Platonov, The Present unfolds over the course of a raucous weekend birthday celebration in the Russian countryside.
Old flames ignite in this passionate and bitingly comic play. Performed by thirteen of Australia’s finest actors, The Present is adapted by Andrew Upton, who – with Ms. Blanchett – led Sydney Theatre Company in an acclaimed five-year tenure responsible for such watershed productions as A Streetcar Named Desire (BAM, 2009) and Uncle Vanya(Lincoln Center Festival, 2012). John Crowley (Fox Searchlight’sBrooklyn) directs. This strictly limited engagement marks the Broadway debuts of both Ms. Blanchett and Mr. Roxburgh.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Previews from Dec 17, 2016
Opening Night Jan 08, 2017
Close Mar 19, 2016
Pictured (left – right): Chris Ryan, Jacqueline McKenzie, Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh, Susan Prior, Anna Bamford and Toby Schmitz.
Photo by Steven Chee
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Cast
Cate Blanchett – Anna
Broadway debut
Richard Roxburgh – Mikhail
Broadway debut
Anna Bamford – Maria
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Andrew Buchanan – Osip
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David Downer – Yegor
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Eamon Farren – Kirrill
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Martin Jacobs – Alexei
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Brandon McClelland – Dimitri
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Jacqueline McKenzie – Sophia
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Marshall Napier – Ivan
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Susan Prior – Sasha
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Chris Ryan – Sergei
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Toby Schmitz – Nikolai
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Creative
Originally Produced by Sydney Theater Company
Written by Andrew Upton
Directed by John Crowley
Scenic Design by Alice Babidge
