The Coast of Utopia

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The Coast of Utopia
Written by Tom Stoppard
Characters Alexander Herzen
Vissarion Belinsky
Ivan Turgenev
Mikhail Bakunin
Date premiered 22 June 2002
Place premiered Olivier Theatre
London, England
Original language English
Series The Coast of Utopia:
Voyage
Shipwreck
Salvage
Subject  
Genre Drama
Setting pre-revolution Russia
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The Coast of Utopia is a 2002 trilogy of plays: Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage, written by Tom Stoppard with focus on the philosophical debates in pre-revolution Russia between 1833 and 1866.

The trilogy, nine hours in total, premiered with Voyage on 22 June 2002 at the National Theatre's Olivier auditorium in repertory, directed by Trevor Nunn. The openings of Shipwreck and Salvage followed on 8 July, and 19 July, completing its run on 23 November 2002. In 2006, directed by Jack O'Brien, the plays debuted on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, New York City, where it closed on May 13, 2007 after staging a combined total of 124 performances.

The trilogy has also been performed in Russia; it opened at Moscow's Russian Academic Youth Theatre in October 2007, where it was directed by Alexey Borodin.

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[edit] Productions

The cast includes Tony Award winners Brían F. O'Byrne, Richard Easton, Jennifer Ehle and Billy Crudup, along with Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Martha Plimpton, David Harbour, Jason Butler Harner and Amy Irving.

Several principal actors play multiple roles in each of the three plays. This table indicates the roles played by the main actors in both the original London production, New York production and recent Moscow production.

Actor in London, 2002 Actor in New York, 2006 Actor in Moscow, 2007 Voyage Shipwreck Salvage
Stephen Dillane Brían F. O'Byrne Ilya Isaev Alexander Herzen Alexander Herzen Alexander Herzen
Eve Best Jennifer Ehle Nelly Uvarova Liubov Bakunina Natalie Herzen Malwida von Meysenbug
Will Keen Billy Crudup Evgeny Redko Vissarion Belinsky Vissarion Belinsky
Guy Henry Jason Butler Harner Alexey Miasnikov Ivan Turgenev Ivan Turgenev Ivan Turgenev
Douglas Henshall Ethan Hawke Stepan Morozov Mikhail Bakunin Mikhail Bakunin Mikhail Bakunin
John Carlisle Richard Easton Viktor Tsymbal Alexander Bakunin Leonty Ibayev Stanislaw Worcell
Charlotte Emerson Martha Plimpton Ramilya Iskander Varenka Bakunina Natasha Tuchkova Natasha Ogareva

[edit] Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 2007 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Play
  • 2007 New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Play
  • 2007 Tony Award for Best Play

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

  • Stoppard, Tom (2002). The Coast of Utopia: Voyage. London: Faber and Faber, 106 pp. ISBN 0571216617. 
  • Stoppard, Tom (2002). The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0571216625. 
  • Stoppard, Tom (2002). The Coast of Utopia: Salvage. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0571216641. 

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