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Making its English language debut, 'Visit from an Unknown Woman' is an adaptation of **Stefan Zweig**'s short story. Following huge success at Vienna's Josefstadt Theater, this gripping play tells the story of an author who, beneath all the glitz and glam, awaits trouble. Book your tickets now for this fascinating psychological drama.
About Visit from An Unknown Woman
“There’s this monstrous idiot – this monstrous elected idiot – who keeps telling his fellow-idiots to throw my books on a bonfire and beat me up in the street…”
The play is set in Vienna in 1936 and follows the story of Stefan, one of the world’s most successful authors. He is widely read, universally admired, and translated into every language. Stefan lives the life of a wealthy playboy, with Vienna as his playground. He is used to only the finest things in life, from luxurious world travel to the company of his most dazzling contemporaries in Europe’s most fashionable restaurants. However, there are two things on the horizon that may dampen his prospects: the rise of the Nazi Party, and the sudden appearance of a woman who he clearly knows, but who he cannot, for the life of him, remember.
Facts and Critical Acclaim
- Director, **Clare Lizzimore** won an Oscar award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for *Bull* at the Old Vic.
- **Natalie Simpson** won the Ian Charleson award in 2017 for her performance as Duchess Rosaura in *The Cardinal* at Southwark Playhouse, directed by **Justin Audibert**.
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* was inspired by the writings of Austrian playwright, Stefan Zweig.
An Unknown Woamn Cast
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Young Marianne – **Jessie Gattward
Johann –
Nigel Hastings **Stefan – **Thomas Levin
Marianne –
Natalie SimpsonAn Unknown Woamn Creatives
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Stefan ZweigDirector –
Chelsea Walker