20 JULY – 7 AUGUST 2010
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
Saturday matinee at 3pm
Tickets £8 / £13 / £18

Director MARK LEIPACHER
Lighting MATTHEW GRAHAM
Music THOMAS WHITELAW
Costume CHARLOTTE SMITH

I will say to His Excellency: ‘Your worshipful son has an eye for my daughter. My daughter is not good enough to be your worshipful son’s wife, but far too good to be your worshipful son’s whore. And that’s that.’

Unable to conceal their desire for each other, Ferdinand and Louisa – a noble soldier and the daughter of a lowborn musician – are at odds with their entire society. An ambitious President is threatened, a powerful countess is rejected, a violinist is driven to a breakdown and the slick political operator, Worm, is hired to plot their separation.

A potent mix of tragedy and comedy with echoes of both Romeo & Juliet and Tartuffe, Schiller’s early masterpiece is unleashed in this fresh and urgent new translation specially commissioned by the faction theatre co. to commemorate the 250th anniversary year of Schiller’s birth.

"That this translation is the work of actor/writer Daniel Millar and director Mark Leipacher of The Faction is good news indeed: this independent company has garnered an acclaimed reputation in its mission of reviving classical texts for the stage."
THE BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE - Full review here.

"The Faction resurrects Schiller's Intrigue/Love with an ensemble electricity of powerhouse performances which surge towards the final shocking crescendo."
EXTRA! EXTRA! - Full review here.

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