Suranne stars

SURANNE JONES STARS IN STAGE VERSION OF VIRGINIA WOOLF’S GENDER SWAPPING COMEDY

ORLANDO
From the novel by Virginia Woolf
Adaptation by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Max Webster
Designed by Ti Green

The Royal Exchange Theatre
St Ann’s Square, Manchester
Thursday 20 February – Saturday 22 March 2014
Press Night: Tuesday 25 February at 7.30pm

Acclaimed TV and stage actress Suranne Jones is to star in a stage version of Virginia Woolf’s time travelling, gender swapping comedy ORLANDO – the opening production of the new Spring – Summer 2014 Season at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre.

She takes the title role in Sarah Ruhl’s stage adaptation of Woolf’s ground-breaking novel which runs at the Exchange from Thursday 20 February to Saturday 22 March.

Best known for playing Rachel Bailey in ITV police drama SCOTT AND BAILEY and her long-running role as Karen McDonald in CORONATION STREET, Suranne was last seen at the Royal Exchange in BLITHE SPIRIT in 2009.

Woolf’s novel about sex, love, and history romps across continents and centuries, telling the story of young nobleman Orlando who woos and wins the hearts of grand and fallen women. Among his conquests are Russian royalty, Queen Elizabeth I and a Spanish dancer.

Betrayed by his one true love and hounded out of England, he falls asleep for seven days, wakes up as a woman and has to find her way back home in a journey that takes almost four hundred years.

The production is directed by Max Webster, (whose previous Royal Exchange credits include the hugely successful TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD earlier this year) and includes a strong emphasis on live music and visual elements. 
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Published: 11-Feb-2014: (2252)