Production images are today released for the 50th anniversary production of Arthur Miller's riveting drama The Price at Theatre Royal Bath's Main House where it runs until Saturday 25 August, with opening night for press on Wednesday 15 August. Jonathan Church, Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Bath's Summer Season, directs the production starring one of Britain's most celebrated actors, David Suchet, as furniture dealer Gregory Solomon with Olivier Award winning actor Brendan Coyle playing Victor Franz, and television stars Adrian Lukisas Walter Franz and Sara Stewart as Victor's wife, Esther Franz.
The play tells the story of two long-estranged brothers, Victor and Walter Franz, meeting in their former childhood home following the death of their father. When Gregory Solomon, a silver-tongued used furniture dealer, arrives to close a deal he hasn't counted on the brothers being there to confront each other. First seen on Broadway in 1968, The Price was nominated for two Tony Awards including Best Play. It was most recently revived in New York in 2017, starring Mark Ruffalo and Danny DeVito.Arthur Miller's plays include All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, After the Fall, The Price and Finishing the Picture. Other works include Focus, a novel, The Misfits, a screenplay, Timebends, an autobiography and the novella, Homely Girl. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949 for Death of a Salesman.David Suchet, well known for playing Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot, has credits across film, television and theatre. Theatre highlights include Long Day's Journey Into Night (Apollo Theatre), All My Sons (Apollo Theatre), as well as The Last Confession (West End, Chichester Festival Theatre) and Amadeus (West End, London and Broadway). Film credits include Effie, The Bank Job, Act of God, Foolproof, The In-Laws, Live From Baghdad, Sabotage, Wing Commander, A Perfect Murder and Sunday. Additional television credits include Great Expectations, Richard II, Hidden, Going Postal, Flood, Henry VIII, Victoria & Albert, RKO281, Seesaw and Solomon.
Adrian Lukis and Brendan Coyle
Adrian Lukis and Brendan Coyle
Adrian Lukis and Brendan Coyle
Adrian Lukis and Brendan Coyle
Adrian Lukis and Brendan Coyle
Adrian Lukis, David Suchet, and Brendan Coyle
Brendan Coyle and Sara Stewart
Brendan Coyle and Sara Stewart
Brendan Coyle and Sara Stewart
Brendan Coyle and Sara Stewart
David Suchet and Brendan Coyle
David Suchet and Brendan Coyle
David Suchet and Brendan Coyle
David Suchet and Brendan Coyle
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