The Coast of Utopia
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| Written by | Tom Stoppard |
| Characters | Alexander Herzen Vissarion Belinsky Ivan Turgenev Mikhail Bakunin |
| Country of origin | England |
| Setting | pre-revolutionary Russia |
The Coast of Utopia is a 2002 trilogy of plays by Tom Stoppard, focused on the philosophical debates in pre-revolutionary Russia between 1833 and 1866. The plays are entitled Voyage, Shipwreck, and Salvage, and the entire trilogy totals nine hours in length. The trilogy was performed in repertory at the Royal National Theatre in London to full houses and received critical praise; however, revivals are likely to be infrequent due to the enormous cast and immense technical resources required.
The trilogy had its American premiere in 2006, directed by Jack O'Brien at
the Vivian Beaumont Theater in
The trilogy is also to be performed in Russia, according to The Economist magazine: it will open at Moscow's National Youth Theatre in early 2007.
The play holds the record for the most Tony Awards ever received by a non-musical production, scooping 7 awards at the 2007 ceremony, including best play, best direction, best featured actor, best featured actress and all three design awards (costume, lighting and scenic).
Cast and roles
Many of the principal actors play different roles in each of the three plays. This table indicates the roles played by the main actors in both the original London production and the recent New York production.
| Actor in London, 2002 | Actor in New York, 2006 | Voyage | Shipwreck | Salvage | |
| Stephen Dillane | Brían F. O'Byrne | Alexander Herzen | Alexander Herzen | Alexander Herzen | |
| Eve Best | Jennifer Ehle | Liubov Bakunin | Natalie Herzen | Malwida von Meysenbug | |
| Will Keen | Billy Crudup | Vissarion Belinsky | Vissarion Belinsky | ||
| Guy Henry | Jason Butler Harner | Ivan Turgenev | Ivan Turgenev | Ivan Turgenev | |
| Douglas Henshall | Ethan Hawke | Mikhail Bakunin | Mikhail Bakunin | Mikhail Bakunin | |
| John Carlisle | Richard Easton | Alexander Bakunin | Leonty Ibayev | Stanislaw Worcell | |
| Charlotte Emerson | Martha Plimpton | Varenka Bakunin | Natasha Tuchkov | Natasha Ogarev |
Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards
- Win/Best Play
- Nomination/Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Brían F. O’Byrne)
- Win/Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (Billy Crudup)
- Nomination/Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (Ethan Hawke)
- Win/Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (Jennifer Ehle)
- Nomination/Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (Martha Plimpton)
- Win/Best Direction of a Play (Jack O'Brien)
- Win/Best Scenic Design of a Play (Bob Crowley & Scott Pask)
- Win/Best Costume Design of a Play (Catherine Zuber)
- Win/Best Lighting Design of a Play (Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz)
Drama Desk Awards
- Win/Outstanding Play (Tom Stoppard)
- Nomination/Outstanding Actor in a Play (Brían F. O'Byrne)
- Nomination/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Billy Crudup)
- Win/Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Martha Plimpton)
- Win/Outstanding Director of a Play (Jack O'Brien)
- Win/Outstanding Music for a Play (Mark Bennett)
- Win/Outstanding Set Design of a Play (Bob Crowley and Scott Pask)
- Win/Outstanding Costume Design (Catherine Zuber)
- Win/Outstanding Lighting Design (Kenneth Posner, Brian MacDevitt, Natasha Katz)
- Nomination/Outstanding Sound Design (Mark Bennett)
External links
- Overview
- Bringing Home the Revolution
- The Coast of Utopia official Lincoln Center Theater site
- Lincoln Center Theater blog
- Broadway Theatre Guide
- Reading list for The Coast of Utopia
- News on 2006-7 production
- Production: The Coast of Utopia Working in the Theatre at American Theatre Wing, March 2007
| Tony Award for Best Play: Winners (1990–2009) |
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1990: The Grapes of Wrath · 1991: Lost in Yonkers · 1992: Dancing at Lughnasa · 1993: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches · 1994: Angels in America: Perestroika · 1995: Love! Valour! Compassion! · 1996: Master Class · 1997: The Last Night of Ballyhoo · 1998: 'Art' · 1999: Side Man · 2000: Copenhagen · 2001: Proof · 2002: The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? · 2003: Take Me Out · 2004: I Am My Own Wife · 2005: Doubt · 2006: The History Boys · 2007: The Coast of Utopia Complete List · Winners (1948–1969) · Winners (1970–1989) · Winners (1990–2009) |
| The plays of Tom Stoppard |
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| 15-Minute Hamlet,
After Magritte, Arcadia,
Cahoot's Macbeth, The Coast of
Utopia, Dalliance, Dirty Linen and
New-Found-Land, Dogg's Hamlet, Enter a Free Man, Every Good Boy Deserves
Favour, Hapgood, Indian Ink,
The Invention of Love, Jumpers,
Night and Day, On the
Razzle, Professional Foul (TV 1978), The Real Inspector Hound, The Real
Thing, Rock 'n' Roll, |
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