Geneva English Drama Society presents « Ghosts »
by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Gary Bird

8-12 October 2024
Tues – Fri 19h30
Sat 19h

Family secrets, forbidden desire – and ghosts. Ibsen’s Ghosts are no spectral hauntings but absent people, events long buried, and the conventions that shape us and our lives…Ghosts we can’t shake off, or can we? Ibsen’s scandalous play « Ghosts » was entitled « Gengangere » in the original Danish for its double meaning not only of « ones who return » but also « events that repeat themselves. » This second meaning is particularly relevant in a play where the protagonists struggle to break free of convention and where past events inevitably mark the future. A scathing commentary on 19th century societal values, the play caused a furor when it opened. The themes, however, are timeless, touching on morality, hypocrisy, reputation, sacrifice and sense of duty – even to one’s own detriment. How much free will do we really have? Or does the past chart our future
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Directed by Alexandra Shelest
Tuesday 19 March – Saturday 23 March 2024

Starring: Dibyaudh Das, David McClenaghan, David de Paiva, Clàudia Baró Huelmo, Inés Moreno Pons, Josamine Bronnvik, Malcolm Grant, Owen Boyle, Barrie Duggan, Siân Ackroyd

Geneva English Drama Society is excited to present « Charley’s Aunt » by Brandon Thomas.

“Six proposals, four weddings, and a man in drag. What else could you ask for?”
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Directed by Rick Vincent
Starring: Emanita Bailey, Tinashe Chikowore, Christopher Green, Leonardo Jelmini, Joanita Kalibala, Andrea Ogbonna-James, and Frederick Vaamonde

Geneva English Drama Society is excited to present « A Raisin in the Sun » by Lorraine Hansberry.

“What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / Like a raisin in the sun?” – Langston Hughes

This seminal and widely critically acclaimed play presents the story of the struggles and aspirations of a black family in 1950s America during segregation. Set in south Chicago in the humble apartment of a working class African-American family trying to escape poverty, the play deals with racism but also explores individual dreams, aspirations, and conflicts both within the family and between them and the outside world. A show not to be missed!
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To be won: 2 tickets
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