The Homecoming (Lyttelton) (1997)

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The Homecoming (1964)

Date from	17 January 1997 The first preview was on 17 January. Press night was on the 23 January.
Date to	29 May 1997 Harold Pinter attended the production on 22 March.
No of Performances	57   Confidence Level
Language	English

Venues

National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre

17-Jan-1997 to 29-May-1997

First Preview: 17/1. Press night: 23/1.

Linked Productions

No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.

Linked People

Roger Michell (1956 - 2021)

Creative | Director

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William Dudley (1947)

Creative | Set Designer

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Hugh Vanstone

Creative | Lighting Designer

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Patsy Rodenburg

Creative | Voice/Dialect Coach

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John Caulfield

Technical | Stage Manager

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Christopher Shutt

Creative | Sound Designer

'Sound' in the programme.

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Linked Organisations

Royal National Theatre (Producing & Receiving House | Est. 1963)

South Bank, London SE1 9PX, England

Producer.

Characters

Max (Age: 70, Male)

Performer: David Bradley (1942)

Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)

Performer: Michael Sheen (1969)

Ruth (The Homecoming) (Age: early thirties, Female)

Performer: Lindsay Duncan (1950)

Teddy (Age: mid thirties, Male)

Performer: Keith Allen (1953)

Joey (Age: mid twenties, Male)

Performer: Eddie Marsan (1968)

Sam (The Homecoming) (Age: 63, Male)

Performer: Sam Kelly (1943 - 2014)

Max (Age: 70, Male)

Understudy: Bryan Robson

Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)

Understudy: Christian Mahrle

Ruth (The Homecoming) (Age: early thirties, Female)

Understudy: Georgiana Dacombe

Teddy (Age: mid thirties, Male)

Understudy: Robin Samson

Joey (Age: mid twenties, Male)

Understudy: Phil Curr

Sam (The Homecoming) (Age: 63, Male)

Understudy: Roger Swaine (1938 - 2012)

Linked Awards

The Laurence Olivier Award

1997

Best set design nomination

Resources

Interview with Lindsey Duncan, conducted by Harry Burton, November 2020 (Video)

Type: Interview

External Link: https://youtu.be/4FKJ7KVp89M

Sources

Harold Pinter Appointments Diary, 1997

The British Library Modern Manuscripts, The Harold Pinter Archive, Add MS 88880/12/30, no ff.

Library archive

Information about performance times taken from entries for January and May.

Daniel Rosenthal's The National Theatre Story

Daniel Rosenthal, The National Theatre Story (London: Oberon, 2013)

Academic book

Information about number of performances taken from Rosenthal's unpaginated book, and section for 1997.

National Theatre Archives: RNT/PP/2/2/177

http://catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=RNT%2fPP%2f2%2f2%2f177&pos=36

Theatre archive

Accessed 18 January 2021