Don Juan Comes Back From the War

I’m very pleased to be producing Duncan Macmillan’s new version of ‘Don Juan Comes Back From the War’ by Ödön von Horváth for Volta Theatre.

Director Andrea Ferran is the third recipient of the Leverhulme Bursary for emerging directors, and we are working closely with the National Theatre Studio on the project.

Our superb cast includes Charlie Cameron (Riverside Studios, Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, Brighton Theatre Royal); Laura Dos Santos (Menier Chocolate Factory, West End, Wallander, Bad Girls); Eileen Nicholas (Old Vic Theatre, Gielgud Theatre, Donmar Warehouse); Miranda Pleasence (New Tricks, Menier Chocolate Factory, Hampstead Theatre); Sarah Sweeney (Royal National Theatre, Soho Theatre, Punchdrunk); Zubin Varla (Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar, Donmar Warehouse, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith) and Leah Whitaker (Headlong, Royal National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath).

The excellent team has Ellan Parry designing, our lighting designer is Neill Brinkworth, on sound design we have Edward Lewis, dramaturgy by Deirdre McLaughlin and we’re amazingly well supported by Stage Manager Charlie Archer, who joins us on a Dingemans Bursary in association with the National Theatre, and James Turner Inman, production manager and construction manager. Our hair and make-up will be done by Francesca Jordan and Sophie Venes, and I myself am assisted by assistant producer Chris Foxon. Fight Direction is by Paul Benzing, whose fight credits are staggering, and movement by the exceptional Polly Bennett.

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More exciting new coming soon…