New York City Broadway Theater Guide

Festen

Broadway Drama

Previews  March 23 2006
Opened April 9 2006
Closed  May 20, 2006

Run  20 previews & 49 performances

Running Time  1 hr 50 mins | 1 intermission

Tickets  $76.26 to $96.25

Standing Room Only $21.25 day of performance tickets available if show is sold out | Box office only

Prices do not include any taxes, service charges or other charges

Advisory  Strong language, adult situations and nudity might make this not appropriate for children under 16

Restrictions  Children under 4 years old not permitted

Performances

Producers

Marla Rubin, Bill Kenwright

Creative

David Eldridge author

Rufus Norris director

Joan Wadge costume design
Jean Kalman lighting design
Ian MacNeil scenic design
Paul Arditti sound design

Synopsis

At a family reunion to celebrate the 60th birthday of Helge Klingenfelt, one son decides that the family secret just must be discussed. We won't give away much of the plot. Though the secret is shocking, it's a bit overused of late, a plot line seen on Law and Order SVU at least once a season; the family's reaction spawns the play's energy

The Road to Broadway

Festen, or The Celebration, is a stage adaptation of a 1998 film by Thomas Vinterberg of the Danish group  Dogme 95, whose projects must adhere to a certain set of principles, mostly the foreswearing of technology to control aesthetic aspects of the film, in order to be certified. Adapted for the stage by Mr Eldrdige, it was first reported to be heading to New York for a Spring 2005 bow after a seven-month run at London's Lyric Theatre. The creative folks from the London production are the same involved in the Broadway run