There have been a number of productions of John Webster’s Duchess recently, most notably at the Old Vic with Eve Best in the title role. Synopsis. Venue. Closes January 25, 2020. Venue. Continue Shopping Event details Date. Box Office Call us on 020 7359 4404 boxoffice@almeida.co.uk. The Duchess of Malfi, Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, N1 1TA. Neil Dowden The Duchess of Malfi Makes The Blood Run Cold At Almeida Theatre. : **** WHERE? Any … The Duchess speaks. Recommended for Fans of Rebecca Frecknall’s Olivier Award winning revivals of Summer and Smoke and Three Sisters should book tickets for The Duchess of Malfi at the Almeida Theatre. The Duchess of Malfi White Bear Theatre ⋄ 11th-30th September 2012 There will be blood. Plus, The Duchess of Malfi reimagined, and Three Sisters who dream of Lagos… While it takes some time to make an impact and could certainly be a lot more shorter if it wanted to be, this adaptation is surprisingly chilling. Tickets £10-£42.50, until 25 January 2020. Joan Iyiola, who played the Duchess, talks about her character's relationships with Cariola, Bosola and Ferdinand in the play. Full casting has been announced for the Almeida's upcoming production of The Duchess of Malfi. Background. Read more. The running time will be confirmed at a later date. The Plot. Gone is the big nose, while the fighting’s a poetry slam in Martin Crimp’s ingenious new rapping Cyrano. After watching Lydia Wilson’s extraordinarily haunting performance in The Duchess of Malfi, I might start a campaign for her to play every classical role in the canon in 2020. The Duchess of Malfi @ The Almeida Theatre. Opened, Dec. 10, 2019, reviewed Dec 12. Almeida Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall follows her Olivier Award-winning production of Summer and Smoke and Three Sisters with The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster's electrifying revenge tragedy about rage, resistance and a deadly lust for power. Rebecca Frecknall (the Oliver Award-winning Summer and Smoke, Three Sisters) will direct the revenge tragedy, about the fateful marriage of duchess Giovanna d'Aragona and the scheming plots of those in the court around her. 2/12, press night 10/12, runs to 25/1/20. The Duchess of Malfi is renown as a play with a high body count and director Rebecca Frecknall’s new interpretation at the Almeida is for the Sam Peckinpah generation; heavy on the violence, with blood aplenty. Though Shakespeare himself might not have acted in the first production of The Duchess of Malfi, the production was filled with his friends and peers.