Princess Ivona by Witold Gombrowicz

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Princess Ivona

Written by Witold Gombrowicz

Produced by Allen Cooke

Production Dates: 6th/7th October 2006

SynopsisA classic comedy written in the 1930's and produced by theatre groups around the world. It's a truly 'absurd' comedy, a forerunner to the Monty Python style of production.

The action is based in a pompous Royal Court where everyone is consumed by his or her own importance. The arrival of ugly Princess Ivona totally disrupts the court, driving the characters into an extreme and amusing farce. Getting increasingly farcical the players manically make their way to the final curtain, an ending unexpected in its outcome and timing.

Cast

King Ignatios

Ian Lodge

Queen Margaret

Glenys Young

Lord Chamberlain

Keith Goody

Prince Phillip

Sam Jefferyes

Beggar

Irene Davis

Simon, Prince's Aide

Greg Turner

Cyprian, an Acolyte

Mike Jefferyes

Isobel, Lady in Waiting

Emma Daldry

Ivona

Ken Templey

Ivona's Aunts

Barbara Harrold; Ann Doherty;

Checkers

Martin Herford

The Innocent

Phil Davis

Ladies of the Court

Annie Lodge; Rosemarie Nelson;

Photos

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Reviews

This is an absurdist Polish comedy in four acts. I would find it difficult to describe the plot, or the meaning. The King's son Prince Philip, determined to rebel against the norms of the court falls ‘in love' with a ‘simple' village girl – Ivona ...[Click here for the full review]
Leslie Judd - NODA

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