Venue: Main House
Date: Fri 17 Feb - Sat 03 Mar
Time: 7.30pm with 2pm (Thu) & 2.30pm (Sat) matinees
Produced by: York Theatre Royal and Touring Consortium Theatre Company
Written by: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hakett
Directed by: Nikolai Foster
Designed by: Morgan Large
Lighting: Richard G Jones
Music by: David Shrubsole
Adapted by: Wendy Kesselman
Reviews
Wed 08 Feb 2012
Written by Charles Hutchinson
AS the lights finally fade on The York Family Robinson tomorrow night, thoughts turn to the new season at York Theatre Royal, one that will be dominated by a production outside the theatre.
Tue 21 Feb 2012
Written by Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
Anne Frank expressed a desire for immortality through her writing; though you sometimes wonder what she would have made of the kind of immortality she has achieved. In the past couple of years she has been posted on YouTube, had a version of the diary reproduced as a graphic novel, and a "sexed-up" fictionalisation released as a teen read.
Fri 24 Feb 2012
Written by Charles Hutchinson, The Press
WE all know what happened, but still we struggle to come to terms with why it happened and more to the point why it is still happening. The tide of genocide is yet to turn, and racism has been making not only the front pages but the...
Tue 21 Feb 2012
Written by Sue Casson, What's On Stage
This riveting, inspiring production, marking the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Anne Frank’s diary in English, tells the story of a group of German Jews who hid from Nazi persecution in an Amsterdam attic for some two years during World War II. Based on Anne’s diary of this period, we gain a first-hand glimpse of this nerve-wracking incarceration, brightened by the filter of a childlike perspective.
Mon 27 Feb 2012
Written by Stephanie Jayne Osbaldeston, One & Other
One of the most recognised stories of recent history, a tale of two families, forced into hiding in from 1942 to 1944, the heart of WWII. The Diary of Anne Frank is a humbling yet uplifting personal account of hope, courage and difficult survival, with the strong realisation of what really went on behind closed doors and through the eyes of the banished Jews. Without a doubt, this is one of...
Wed 22 Feb 2012
Written by Jonathan Eastwood
The play opens in 1942 with the Frank family being forced into hiding in the face of the rising severity of anti-Semitism. The Franks take another family, the Van Daans, in hiding with them, also eventually accepting the dentist, Mr. Dussell. With three different families confined to the claustrophobic conditions of the attic, with tensions growing both within and outside of the annex, we are to witness one the greatest...
Sat 25 Feb 2012
Written by Nouse, University of York Student Newspaper
'Cooped up in this place day after day’, watch the perfect hiding place become darkest prison. This is a respectful production of Anne Frank’s Diary which draws strength from depicting the interplay between family relations...
Thu 01 Mar 2012
Written by The Joseph Rowntree School Ambassadors
I have never left a theatre still shaking from what I have witnessed, yet this performance left me more than that. The Diary of Anne Frank, performed by those at the York Theatre Royal, is one of the most moving plays I have ever seen, and what of the most moving moments of my life.
The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of Anne Frank's world famous diary. It charts two years of her life from 1942 to 1944. Since its first publication, The Diary of a Young Girl, as Anne Frank's diary was published, has sold over 25 million copies. This extraordinary personal account of hope, courage and survival has united and touched people world wide.
Whilst hidden from the German Nazis, with her Jewish family in a secret annex in Amsterdam, Anne Frank documented her hopes, frustrations and day to day experiences in confinement. She confided all this to 'Kitty' - her diary.
Anne's wry observations of herself and her companions have been dramatised in this stunning play, evoking all the original sentiments of a young girl's dramatic and heartbreaking diary, written in the most hostile of environments.
The Diary of Anne Frank is produced by York Theatre Royal and The Touring Consortium - the same partnership that produced last spring's sell out production of To Kill A Mockingbird.
With Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctors) as Otto Frank.
The Diary of Anne Frank, York Theatre Royal, 17 Feb - 3 Mar 2012
Working with actors and members of the creative team. An interactive session taking place in the auditorium and onstage, to look at the process of staging the Diary of Anne Frank text.
1 Mar 11-12pm
Cost: £2 per head when booked with tickets to the matinee performance on the same day
Post-matinee Q&A with the Diary of Anne Frank creative team and actors on stage, focusing on the particular processes of the production and of being an actor. Actors will give the students a tour of the set and stage, talking through and giving an insight into the processes of being an actor before and during the production.
Max 40 participants
1 Mar (after matinee)
Cost: £3 added to the price of a ticket when booking through York Theatre Royal box office
Hosted at York Theatre Royal or in your school, exploring the story, themes and historical context of the Diary of Anne Frank play. Workshops can also be tailored for your specific area of interest.
Cost: £150 + travel to schools outside York
For more information please contact education@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk.
Audio Described: Sat 3 Mar, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Captioned: Sat 3 Mar, 2.30pm
Signed performance: Wed 22 Feb, 7.30pm
After Show Discussion: Tue 28 Feb
Related News
Mon 27 Feb 2012
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Wed 25 Jan 2012
York Theatre Royal is proud of it's creative partnerships, but how does a co-production with another company differ from an in-house production?
Tue 03 Jan 2012
We are very excited to announce that Christopher Timothy (of "All Creatures Great and Small" and "Doctors" fame) will be taking the part of Otto Frank in "The Diary of Anne Frank" in February.
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Hello to Nikolai Foster, Director of The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank - Production Shots & Rehearsals
Christopher Timothy as Otto Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank - Trailer