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14 September 2023
ANNIE BAKER’S NEW PLAY INFINITE LIFE TO OPEN AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE IN NOVEMBER, FOLLOWING A RUN AT THE ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY IN NEW YORK
The Stage ★★★★★ ‘Suffused with empathy, but wickedly funny’
The New York Times ‘great new play’
Vulture ‘the ensemble is, across the board, wildly good’
New Yorker ‘exquisite new comic drama’
Following a world premiere in New York, Annie Baker’s new play Infinite Life will have its UK premiere at the Dorfman theatre this November, in a co-production with the National Theatre and Atlantic Theater Company.
Five women in Northern California lie outside on chaise longues and philosophise.
Annie Baker’s (The Flick, The Antipodes) new play is a surprisingly funny inquiry into the complexity of suffering, and what it means to desire in a body that’s failing you. James Macdonald (The Welkin, John) directs this bold, dreamlike story, direct from a run at the Tony Award-winning Atlantic Theater Company in New York.
The cast is Marylouise Burke, Mia Katigbak, Christina Kirk, Kristine Nielsen, Brenda Pressley and Pete Simpson.
Directed by James Macdonald with set design by dots, costume design by Ásta Hostetter, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, sound design by Bray Poor and props design by Noah Mease.
Playing in the Dorfman theatre from 22 November 2023 until 13 January 2024 with press night on Thursday 30 November.
ENDS
Notes to Editor
Assisted performances of Infinite Life:
Captioned: Friday 8 December – 7.30pm and Thursday 11 January – 7.30pm
BSL Interpreted: Thursday 4 January – 7.30pm
Chilled performance: Wednesday 3 January – 7.30pm
Smart caption glasses are planned to be available for performances of Infinite Life from Tuesday 5 December.
With thanks
The New American Work Programme is supported by Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation.
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