Previews have begun of Arthur Miller’s psychological drama Broken Glass ahead of its opening night at the Young Vic on March 3.
It’s like she’s connected to some… truth that other people are blind to.
Brooklyn, New York, 1938. Sylvia Gellburg reads about the violent attacks against Jewish communities carried out an ocean away in Germany. Most people look away, believing it will pass. Not Sylvia. Her obsession grows and soon she loses her ability to walk — a paralysis her husband, Phillip, believes is all in her head. Sylvia forms an undeniable bond with Dr Hyman and soon the cracks in her marriage become impossible to ignore. In the face of silence, Sylvia rises in defiance.
This rare revival stars Nancy Carroll as Margaret Hyman, Pearl Chanda as Sylvia Gellburg, Juliet Cowan as Harriet, Eli Gelb as Phillip Gellburg, Alex Waldmann as Dr Harry Hyman and Nigel Whitmey as Stanton Case.
The production is directed by Jordan Fein. The creative team includes set designer Rosanna Vize, costume designer Sussie Juhlin-Wallén, lighting designer Adam Silverman, sound designer Tom Gibbons, movement director Kayla Lomas-Kirton, intimacy director Tommy Ross-Williams, casting director Julia Horan, voice and dialect coach Caitlin Stegemoller, costume supervisor Lucy Martin, prop supervisor Laura Flowers, wigs, hair and make-up supervisor Kim Kasim, Jerwood assistant director Alessandra Davison, associate designer Peiyao Wang and Genesis assistant designer Afsana Begum.
Broken Glass premiered in 1994. This marks the first major London production in 15 years. It is presented by the Young Vic, in a coproduction with Rachel Sussman and Brian & Dayna Lee.
The production runs until April 18. Tickets here.
Top image: Pearl Chanda in Broken Glass at the Young Vic (c) Tristram Kenton (image supplied)