nabokov in association with the American Associates of the Old Vic Theatre presents the World Premiere of
Artefacts by Mike Bartlett
Sixteen-year-old Kelly has never known her Dad. Turns out he’s from Iraq, which her mum never mentioned, and he’s brought an ancient Mesopotamian vase as some kind of present. But Kelly doesn’t want a vase. She wants her Dad to stay and get to know her. It’s not the reunion either of them expected and for Kelly, it’s the beginning of an epic and dangerous journey.
"This is dramatic writing of a very high order indeed...a meticulously crafted play...with a dazzling performance from Lizzy Watts as the confused, angry and often deliciously comic Kelly."
Charles Spencer - Daily Telegraph
"Embarrassment of riches doesn't begin to cover it. I cannot recall when last I saw so much...you would be hard pressed to find its equal playing in London."
Ian Shuttleworth - Financial Times
"Bartlett gives Ibrahim, played with massive troubled dignity by Peter Polycarpou, a tremendous speech in which he shatters the illusion, peddled by face-saving politicians, that Iraq is gradually returning to normality...James Grieve's urgent production is eminently worth catching."
Michael Billington - The Guardian
New York Performances
21 May - 8 June 2008
59East59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022
Tuesday to Friday 20:15, Saturday 14:15 & 20:15, Sunday 15:15 & 17:15
Tickets $37.50, Members $26.25, Students $10.00
Book Online Now / Visit Venue Website
Buy the Artefacts playscript online now and ship to the USA - here!
Artefacts by Mike Bartlett
Sixteen-year-old Kelly has never known her Dad. Turns out he’s from Iraq, which her mum never mentioned, and he’s brought an ancient Mesopotamian vase as some kind of present. But Kelly doesn’t want a vase. She wants her Dad to stay and get to know her. It’s not the reunion either of them expected and for Kelly, it’s the beginning of an epic and dangerous journey.
"This is dramatic writing of a very high order indeed...a meticulously crafted play...with a dazzling performance from Lizzy Watts as the confused, angry and often deliciously comic Kelly."
Charles Spencer - Daily Telegraph
"Embarrassment of riches doesn't begin to cover it. I cannot recall when last I saw so much...you would be hard pressed to find its equal playing in London."
Ian Shuttleworth - Financial Times
"Bartlett gives Ibrahim, played with massive troubled dignity by Peter Polycarpou, a tremendous speech in which he shatters the illusion, peddled by face-saving politicians, that Iraq is gradually returning to normality...James Grieve's urgent production is eminently worth catching."
Michael Billington - The Guardian
New York Performances
21 May - 8 June 2008
59East59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022
Tuesday to Friday 20:15, Saturday 14:15 & 20:15, Sunday 15:15 & 17:15
Tickets $37.50, Members $26.25, Students $10.00
Book Online Now / Visit Venue Website
Buy the Artefacts playscript online now and ship to the USA - here!
