Three Days In The Country

Amanda Drew and Royce Pierreson in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Tristram Kenton)

Mark Gatiss in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Tristram Kenton)

Mark Gatiss and Debra Gillet in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Tristram Kenton)

Lily Sacofsky and Amanda Drew in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Lynn Farleigh and John Light in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Amanda Drew and John Light in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Mark Gatiss in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Gawn Grainger and Nicholas Bishop in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

John Light in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Royce Pierreson in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Debra Gillet, Gawn Grainger and Lynn Farleigh in Three Days In The Country at the National Theatre (Photo: Mark Douet)

Show Info Cast & Creative Related News

Genre

First Performance 21/07/2015

Closing 21/10/2015

Running Time 2h15

Based on Ivan Turgenev’s passionate moving comedy A Month In The Country, Patrick Marber’s new version, Three Days In The Country, arrives at the National Theatre starring John Simm.

Set in Russia in the mid-19th century, Three Days In The Country follows a handsome new tutor as he brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric household.

Over three days one summer the young and the old learn lessons in love: first love and forbidden love, maternal love and platonic love, ridiculous love and last love. The love left unsaid and the love which must out.

Code Of A Killer and Prey star Simm, whose recent stage credits include Trafalgar Transformed’s The Hothouse, is joined in the cast by former EastEnders actress Amanda Drew (Curious Incident, Apollo Theatre), Gawn Grainger (The Recruiting Officer, Donmar Warehouse) and Cherrelle Skeete (The Amen Corner, NT).

Cast

Nigel Betts, Nicholas Bishop, Paige Carter, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Amanda Drew, Mark Extance, Lynn Farleigh, Mark Gatiss, Debra Gillett, Gawn Grainger, John Light, Mateo Oxley, Royce Pierreson, Cassie Raine, Lily Sacofsky, John Simm, Cherrelle Skeete, Lisa Tramontin, Tom Burgering, Joshua Gringras, Joel Thomas

Creative

Director - Patrick Marber

Producer - National Theatre

Designer - Mark Thompson

Lighting Designer - Neil Austin

Movement Director - Polly Bennett

Sound - Adam Cork

Author - Ivan Turgenev

Adapted By - Patrick Marber

Music By - Adam Cork

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Three Days In The Country

Rosalie Craig & Mark Gatiss for NT autumn

John Simm leads NT’s Three Days

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