Juli­ette Binoche is to star in August Strindberg’s Mademois­elle Julie at the Bar­bican in 2012 as part of the venue’s Olympics celebrations. The pro­duc­tion marks Binoche’s first Brit­ish stage appear­ance since 2008, when she per­formed at the National Theatre in the dance theatre piece In-i with cho­reo­grapher Akram Khan.

The French-language ver­sion of Miss Julie will be dir­ec­ted by acclaimed director/producer Fré­déric Fis­bach, and Binoche will be joined by Nic­olas Bouchaud and Bene­dicte Cer­utti as well as a local com­munity cast. The cos­tumes are being designed by Alber Elbaz of the fash­ion house Lanvin.

Frédéric Fisbach’s contemporary and striking re-imagining of Mademoiselle Julie is an intimate drama about a woman longing to escape the ties imposed by her position as the daughter of a Count, which sees the tragedy of the three main protagonists unfold under the watch of a chorus of local community actors. The piece is framed by striking, contemporary staging, breathing new life into a classic play.

Barbican managing director Nicholas Kenyon is particularly enthused about the Olympic revelry, describing it as an opportunity to “really demonstrate the thriving cultural offer of the capital as never before.”

This production of Mademoiselle Julie had its premiere at the Avignon Festival before coming to London. It will run at the Bar­bican from Septem­ber 20 to 29, 2012, with press night on Septem­ber 20, 2012.

In French with English surtitles.

Tickets: On sale:
6 June 2011 (Red Members)
8 June 2011 (Orange Members)
10 June 2011 (Yellow Members and general public)
subject to availability

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Dates:

Thu 20 & Fri 21, 2012 at 7.00pm

From Sat 22 to Fri 28, 2012 at 7.45pm

Sat 29, 2012 at 5.00pm