Theatre | London, 2023
Offie Nomination for Best Production of a Play, 2x Offie Nomination and 1x Offie Finalist for Best Lead Performance in a Play (for Annabel Leventon (finalist) and Tim Hardy), London Pub Theatres Standing Ovation Finalist for Best Production and Best Director (for Wiebke Green).
Edith and Oscar Tellmann have been together since before they can remember. When their family life took a devastating turn, the couple found solace in travel and adventure. But now they’re well into their 80s, stuck in a drab, damp flat, surrounded by cats, books, memories, and leaking pipes. So as they journey into old age, the couple invent new ways to travel together…
The Journey to Venice is a celebration of ageing, fantasy, love, and the sacrifices we make to keep on living.
A modern Norwegian classic, the production won the Norwegian Ibsen Prize in 1992 and was televised in 1993. Recently revived in Norway, it has been staged in Germany, the Czech Republic and Denmark.
Anarchy Division staged the UK premiere at the Finborough Theatre (28 Feb - 25 Mar).