• Source: The York Realist

      • The York Realist is a 2001 play by Peter Gill. It was premiered at the Lowry in November 2001 before moving to the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Court Theatre in January 2002 by English Touring Theatre, with Gill himself directing. It transferred to the Strand Theatre in March 2002.


      Plot


      It is set in the early 1960s and revolves around George (a Yorkshire farm labourer involved in a production of the York Mystery Plays who withdraws from the production), John (the production's shy assistant director who tries to convince him to come back), the love affair between them, and the clash between regional and London culture.


      Reception


      Reviews of the original production ranged from "a rare blast of reality" (the Guardian) to a "stunningly boring slab of dour social realism" (the Telegraph).
      The play was nominated for Best New Play at the Olivier Awards and Evening Standard Theatre Awards and won the Critics Circle Award for Best New Play.


      Original cast


      George - Lloyd Owen
      John - Richard Coyle
      George and Barbara's Mother - Anne Reid
      Barbara - Caroline O'Neill
      Arthur - Ian Mercer
      Doreen - Wendy Nottingham
      Jack - Felix Bell


      = Creative Team

      =
      Director - Peter Gill
      Designer - William Dudley
      Lighting Designer - Hartley T A Kemp
      Composer - Terry Davies
      Assistant Director - Josie Rourke
      Dialect Coach - Jeanette Nelson


      Revivals


      The play was revived in October 2009 at Riverside Studios by Good Night Out Presents. The production received positive reviews, with Michael Billington describing the production as "lovingly revived by Adam Spreadbury-Maher" (the Guardian). The production was seen as particularly fitting given that Gill founded the Riverside Studios in 1975, and that this would be the first Gill production at the theatre for 30 years. The play was revived in September 2009 at the Riverside Studios by the company Good Night Out Presents, to mark Gill's 70th birthday. It was revived again in February 2018 at the Donmar Warehouse.


      = Riverside Studios Creative Team

      =
      Director - Adam Spreadbury-Maher
      Designer - Kate Guinness
      Costume Designer - Mia Thomson
      Lighting Designer - Steve Lowe


      = Donmar Warehouse Creative Team

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      Director - Robert Hastie
      Set and Costume Designer - Peter McKintosh
      Lighting Designer - Paul Pyant
      Sound Designer - Emma Laxton
      Composer - Richard Taylor


      References




      External links


      The York Realist homepage

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