A View from the Bridge
By Arthur Miller
Synopsis:
Miller's play about immigration and family values has come to be regarded by many as a masterpiece of modern theatre. The story revolves around Eddie, a longshoreman in the New York docklands of the 1950s. Estranged from his wife, Beatrice, and enamoured of his niece, Catherine, Eddie struggles throughout the play with the emotions that will ultimately destroy him. His unhealthy occupation with Catherine comes to a head with the arrival of two illegal immigrants, the brothers, Marco and Rodolfo. These two Italians, cousins of Beatrice, take shelter with Eddie and his family and there is an instant attraction between Rodolfo and Catherine. Torn by jealousy and an overwhelming hatred of Rodolfo, Eddie finally betrays the two brothers to the authorities and seals his own fate. Alfieri, the lawyer, acts as narrator throughout the play and attempts to both comment upon, and make sense of, the personal tragedies unfolding onstage.
Director/s | Cast:
Ann Garner
Director
Dave Dunn
Alfieri
John Matthews
Eddie Carbone
Kay Francksen
Beatrice
Anne Hipperson
Catherine
Bill Mickleburgh
Marco
Benjamin Norman
Rodolfo
Paul Dyson
Louis
Dave Saunders
Mike
Bernard Burgess
Tony
Andrew Ellison
1st Immigration Officer
Brian Howe
2nd Immigration Officer
Tony Wood
Mr Lipari
Marion Wood
Mrs Lipari
Joanna Bowman
Neighbour
Alan Casse
Neighbour
Caroline Groom
Neighbour
Bridget Casse
Neighbour
Review/s of A View From The Bridge:
Review 1: Beyond Words
Next Stage Theatre Company has an enviable reputation for quality drama that is reinforced with every new production. Their fans won't be disappointed with their latest undertaking, Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge. It is said that Miller intended the play to be a sort of 20th-century Greek tragedy; and almost from the start there is a feeling of inevitability, as the mach Eddie moves inexorably…click here to read the whole review.