
The Duchess of Malfi
Rent: £5.99 Own: £11.99Send as Gift: £11.99
Year: 2014
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'Whether we fall by ambition, blood or lust, like diamonds, we are cut with our own dust'
First performed by the King’s Men – Shakespeare’s own company – ‘privately at the Blackfriars and publicly at the Globe’, The Duchess of Malfi is a thrilling combination of brilliant coups de théâtre, horrific set-pieces and vivid characters – notably the tragic Duchess and the subtly villainous Bosola – all lit by Webster’s obsessional imagination.
This most intimate Jacobean tragedy was the ideal curtain-raiser for our first season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Gemma Arterton returned to The Globe to play the title role of the Duchess. Gemma made her professional stage debut at the Globe in 2007, when she won huge critical acclaim as Rosaline in Love's Labour's Lost.
Synopsis
The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.
Running time: 145 mins
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Creative
Director:
Dominic DromgooleWritten by:
John WebsterDesigner:
Jonathan FensomComposer:
Claire van KampenDirected for the screen:
Ian RussellCast
Delio:
Paul RiderMalateste/Grisolan:
Dickon TyrrellAntonio:
Alex WaldmannThe Cardinal:
James GarnonThe Duchess of Malfi:
Gemma ArtertonSilvio:
Giles CooperFerdinand:
David DawsonCastruccio/Doctor:
John Dougall -
What you have to say
Iain Richards @iwrichards
Just finished watching Webster's The Duchess of Malfi @The_Globe. What an absolutely fantastic production and such a dark story. Loved it!
Kenneth Tharp @KennethTharp
The Duchess of Malfi was wonderfully atmospheric in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Jacobean theatre @The_Globe [...].
Amy @Amy_Rambles
Just seen the last show of The Duchess Of Malfi @The_Globe It is simply outstanding. Pure excellence.
Lucile Marcellin-T @Luandthefondue
@The_Globe the Duchess of Malfi #samwanamakerplayhouse what an amazing experience! Great cast and amazing theatre
Ayala Maurer-Prager @A_MaurerPrager
Wow. An absolutely electric performance of The Duchess of Malfi @The_Globe. A must-see production! [...]
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