The Enchantment

Genre: Drama
Opened 1 Aug 2007
Written: Victoria Benedictsson, in a new version by Clare Bayley
Directed: Paul Miller
Produced: National Theatre
Cast: Nancy Carroll (Louise Strandberg), Niamh Cusack (Erna), Zubin Varla (Gustave Alland)
Synopsis: One sunny day in Paris, Gustave Alland, famous artist and philanderer, visits Louise Strindberg - convalescing in her brother's studio - and casts her effortlessly under his spell. In a vain attempt to escape, she exiles herself to her provincial hometown in Sweden. But a letter propels her back to Paris and into his arms. And for a brief moment, before the horror, ecstasy is hers.

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Production photos by Nobby Clark