‘Eden End’ is J B Priestley’s most Chekhovian play, suffused with the characters’ regrets over paths taken or not taken. It’s also hilarious, and features some splendid falling-over-while-drunk acting.
The music / sound score wanders between grand opera (featuring some marvellous singing by soprano Rebecca Rudge), expressionistic soundscapes, music-hall hits and haunting violin (courtesy of Fiona Barrow).
Eden End is currently running at Northampton Royal and Derngate, and is then touring with English Touring Theatre to Brighton, Oxford, Richmond and Cambridge.
Advertisement
