Orange Tree Theatre announces full cast and creatives for ARMS AND THE MAN
The Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man running from 19 November 2022-14 January 2023, marking Paul Miller’s final production as Artistic Director at the venue.
Miller directs Kemi Awoderu (Jerusalem, West End) as Louka, Alex Bhat (O, Island, Ivy Tiller: Vicar’s Daughter, Squirrel Killer, RSC) as Sergius, Rebecca Collingwood (Malory Towers, Wise Children) as Raina, Miranda Foster (The Long Song, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Catherine, Jonah Russell (Henry VIII, I, Joan, Globe Theatre) as Nicola, Jonathan Tafler (The Mousetrap, West End) as Major Petkoff and Alex Waldmann (Jews. In Their Own Words, Royal Court) as Bluntschli.
In the midst of a bloody central European war, a chance moonlit encounter throws together an idealistic young woman and a Swiss mercenary with an unexpectedly realistic attitude to soldiering.
Raina’s youthful love for Sergius, the swashbuckling fighting hero of the Bulgarian army, is challenged when she learns more of the realities of war. Bluntschli’s coolly ironic good sense starts to seem more like the future.
When Louka, the servant of the family with a spirit and ambition all of her own, sets her sights on Sergius, the stage is set for an epic moral battle. Shaw’s delightful romantic comedy was one of his first commercial successes and remains enduringly relevant.
The production is designed by Simon Daw, with lighting by Mark Doubleday, sound design & composition by Elizabeth Purnell, and casting by Christopher Worrall.
Arms and the Man will also be available to watch via OT On Screen between 17-20 January.
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