Planned Productions
Panharmonicon and Madame Polina are plays for the entire continent of Europe.
Both plays are the product of Arts Council Of England theatre writing awards.
Panharmonicon is set entirely in Vienna during the Napoleonic years leading up
to the Congress Of Vienna 1815, when the phrase "united nations" was used for
the first time. It's a play about Beethoven, the archetypal European romantic artist,
and it's also a play about the machinations of European political diplomacy.
Europa Productions plan to produce Panharmonicon in Vienna, where the play is set,
and also in Paris. The initial sponsorship required is in the region of 500,000€,
although some of this is recoupable through box office.
Madame Polina is a love story of east and west spanning thirty years, starting in
St. Petersburg during
the year of the 1848 revolutions, and climaxing in Paris during
the Commune of
1871. The Russian Ivan Turgenev, Madame Polina's lover, was as
liberal and
European as they come for his age, not only because of his social attitudes,
but
also because he travelled across Europe so much, variously following Madame
Polina to St. Petersburg, Baden-Baden, and, severally, to Paris itself. Madame
Polina is a love story, but its also a tale of Europe in revolutionary tumult, and
revolutions are Europe's political engine of change.
Europa Productions plan to produce Madame Polina in St. Petersburg, where the
play opens, and also in Paris, where it ends. The Initial sponsorship required is in
the region of 500,000€, although some of this is recoupable through box office.
Beyond these initial productions, Europa Productions are seeking to produce both
plays in as many theatres in as
many EU and other European countries as possible.
Europa Productions will seek
to aid any theatre mounting a production of either play
by securing commercial
sponsorship.
Europa
Productions are intrigued by the possibility of a Parisian
production of either
play
directed by the director of one of the plays from another
country. Language
problems
could be overcome by securing a bi-lingual Assistant
Director.