The creative team behind the critical and popular success BARTLEBY reunite to stage Graham Greene's most compelling thriller THE THIRD MAN (Fri 11 and Sat 12 February) at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford.
Red Shift Theatre Company presents Graham Greene's The Third Man 1948 - war torn Vienna - black-marketeers run rings around the occupying forces, racketeers traffic in essential drugs and reinvent themselves with false identities. Nothing is as it seems. Amidst the chaos of liberation a naive pulp novelist from England, Rollo Martins, finds himself embroiled in a plot more twisted and chilling than any of his own titles as he is led through the underbelly of post war Vienna in pursuit of the truth about his friend's suspicious death. The Third Man is a captivating study of the aftermath of war, of victory and defeat, and the anonymity within which morality and humanity become vulnerable. The Third Man is a familiar title, largely due to the success of Carol Reed's film, which was recently voted the No 1 film of the 20th Century in a poll undertaken by the British Film Institute. Red Shift present a darker, more sinister version based on Greene's novella, and it is an incredible reminder of why the company has a high reputation for inventive adaptations, ingenious design and musical innovation. The Third Man is adapted and directed by Red Shift's Founder and Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway, design is by Neil Irish, and the original music is composed by Ross Brown, reuniting the team behind the critically acclaimed production Bartleby. The cast includes Anthony Gabriel (A Woman of No Importance, An Inspector Calls, Sir Peter Hall's Amadeus) as Rollo, Norwegian Actress Siri Ingul as Anna, Harry Lime's lover, Andrew Forbes (The Real Thing, Anthony and Cleopatra, both West End) as Calloway and Justin Webb as the elusive Lime. Red Shift's tour of The Third Man was launched as part of a nationwide programme of events marking the centenary of acclaimed author Graham Greene and will continue to tour until March 2005. "Red Shift's cinematic style is thrilling...refreshingly vigorous and up-to-the-minute"
Time Out Box Office: 01245 606505 or click here to email the Box Office Tickets: £12.00, Concessions: £10.50 Civic Theatre & Cramphorn Theatre, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford
24 January, 2005
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