The Years breaks

Five different actors bring one woman’s personal and political story to life, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing post-war Europe. Memory never stops. It pairs the dead with the living, real with imaginary beings, dreams with history. She strikes a pose and the camera shutter clicks: A child playing in the debris of the Second World War. Click. A student discovering parties and men’s bodies. Click. An activist fighting for the right to choose. Click. A wife picking out a velvet sofa. Click. A mother taking her eldest to judo. Click. A lover seducing a younger man. Click. A grandmother presenting her granddaughter to the camera. Click Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s new Artistic Director Eline Arbo directs her inventive stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed “masterpiece” (The Guardian) The Years.

This production is recommended for ages 15+

Running time - 1 hour 55 mins (no interval)

Booking until - 19/04/2025

Panton StreetLondon
SW1Y 4DN

Nearest tube - Piccadilly Circus

Seating information - The theatre is split into 4 tiers: the Stalls are at the ground level, with the Dress Circle on the 1st floor, the Royal Circle above and the Balcony at the top.

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