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A Million Freds Productions
Based in London, A Million Freds Productions began by embracing its
South African roots with productions of work by Athol Fugard,
the Oscar-winning writer Ronald Harwood, working with the award-winning
lighting designer and
co-founder of the Market Theatre Johannesburg, Mannie Manim, and
commissioned new work in a social and political context from South
African writers.
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Recent Productions
Over the last three years A Million Freds Productions has presented
two modern classic plays at Strindberg’s Intima Teater in
Stockholm, as well as having commissioned a play by Nick
Grosso in
co-production with Dramaten.
The first, "Betrayal" by Harold Pinter, won an
award as Best Play in Stockholm in 2003 and both this and
"The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard (2004) were welcomed
with interest and praise. They were performed in English
with a mixed Anglo-Swedish cast led by Gerhard Hoberstorfer
and Janine Ulfane and directed by Mick Gordon. In 2005,
AMFP produced, in collaboration with Elverket at The Royal
Dramatic Theatre, "a play in swedish english and italian"
by playwright Nick Grosso, starring Janine Ulfane, Ulf Friberg
and Anna Björk among others, and was directed by Mick Gordon.
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"Betrayal" Reuben Sallmander and Janine Ulfane Photo by Petra Hellberg |
"The Real Thing" Gerhard Hoberstorfer Photo by Petra Hellberg |
"a play in swedish english and italian" Janine Ulfane and Ulf Friberg.
Photo by Linn Sandholm.
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Productions also include
In the UK: “The Guests” and “Goodbye Kiss” by
Ronald Harwood, directed by Joe Harmston, Orange Tree Theatre
(both British premières). “The Orchestra”, in a new translation
by Jeremy Sams, directed by Kristine Langdon-Smith, Southwark
Playhouse, “Play” by Samuel Beckett, directed by Joe Harmston;
and “The Ritual” written and directed by Duma Ndlovu, Riverside
Studios. British première of “Blue Window” by Craig Lucas, directed
by Joe Harmston, Old Red Lion. South African production of “Hello
& Goodbye” by Athol Fugard, directed by Ilse van Hemert, South
Africa, Ireland and BAC. British première of The Dream Coast”,
written and directed by John Steppling, White Bear.
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PRESS QUOTES:
Press quotes about the AMFP production of “Betrayal”:
“This brilliantly played production is nothing less than a first-rate
surprise.” Leif Zern, Dagens Nyheter June 15th 2003
“Theatre can hardly be any more exciting than this!” Sara Granath,
Svenska Dagbladet, June 18th 2003
” In this play, there is a veritable forest of subtext, irony
and subjective perspective…. This excellent cast is properly looking
after the pinteresque language.” Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet 19th
June 2003
About “The Real Thing”:
“The Swedish-English cast has, with the aid of Mick Gordon’s self-confident
directing, created a precise style of acting which is perfectly
suited to the play and does justice to it’s complexity…It’s so
convincingly chilly, that the audience suddenly finds it impossible
to fend itself from the play’s most secret undertow- a strong
but unspoken longing for the real thing…” Ingegärd Waaranperä,
Dagens Nyheter 7th Sept. 2004
” …in order to pay tribute to Janine Ulfane’s skilful performance
as Annie, one would need a small chorus of praise, and as for
Gerhard Hoberstorfer’s Henry…(he) outdoes himself. All students
of theatre and addicts of letters are hereby strongly recommended
to see The Real Thing. They will be treated to a simultaneous
lesson in acting and verbal gymnastics. It’s theatre from the
first line to the last…” Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet 4th Sept 2004
About “a play in swedish english and italian”:
“Mick Gordon…pinpoints the impassable abyss of mutually misunderstood
small gestures and sayings …”
Ingegärd Waaranperä, Dagens Nyheter April 2005
”… a well-played situational comedy…” Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet
11th April 2005
”Grosso’s play is a light-hearted comedy… a morality about the
world- deftly performed in various languages…but the way the characters
create themselves as mass medial successes irregardless of nationality
is what binds them together…”
Lars Ring, Svenska Dagbladet 10th April 2005.
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Contact us at:
A Million Freds Productions Ltd.
3, 39 Cheyne Walk, London SW3 5HJ
Tel: +44-20 7352 1190, Fax: +44-20 7349 9207
Stockholm Office:
Västerlånggatan 79, II
SE-111 29 Stockholm
Tel/Fax: +46-8-20 16 26
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Contact: info@amillionfreds.com |
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