Almeida Theatre Presents New Version Of THE WILD DUCK

The Almeida Theatre today announces a new production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, in a new version created by Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke.

It is Icke's first show at the Almeida since Hamlet in 2017 and follows his previously acclaimed productions of Mary Stuart, Oresteia, Uncle Vanya, Mr Burns and 1984. It opens on Tuesday 23 October, with previews from Monday 15 October, and runs until Saturday 1 December. Casting to be announced.

Also announced today is a one-day Almeida For Free festival taking place on Saturday 27 October, following the previous success of Almeida For Free during the runs of Summer and Smoke and Hamlet. The event includes a matinee performance made exclusively free to 25s and under, a Q&A with Robert Icke and workshops run by theatre practitioners. Full details to be announced soon.

noun. wild duck (more commonly known as mallard duck or anas platyrhynchos) - an undomesticated duck.

note. Due to its beautiful feathers, the mallard duck is one of the most popular ducks for hunters. When injured or threatened, ducks have been alleged to commit suicide, by diving to the bottom of the water, never returning to the surface.

Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke stages a new version of The Wild Duck, Ibsen's masterpiece about the nature of truth.

Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, director and poet. His plays include Hedda Gabler, A Doll's House, Ghosts, Peer Gynt, The Lady from the Sea, The Master Builder, Emperor and Galilean and Little Eyolf.

Robert Icke is Associate Director at the Almeida where his work includes adapting and directing Mary Stuart (also West End), Uncle Vanya, Oresteia (also West End) and 1984 (co-created with Duncan MacMillan, also Broadway, West End, national and international tours). As director, his other Almeida productions include Hamlet (also West End and BBC2), The Fever, and Mr Burns. Elsewhere, his recent work includes a new adaptation of Oedipus (Toneelgroep Amsterdam) and his future work includes The Crucible (Theater Basel) and Oresteia (Schauspiel Stuttgart). His other credits include Boys and Romeo and Juliet (Headlong). He has won the UK Theatre Award, the Critics' Circle Award and the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director, and is the youngest ever winner of the Olivier Award for Best Director.

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