''Polar Bears'' is a play by British writer
Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon (born 28 October 1962) is an English novelist, best known for '' The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth W ...
first produced by the
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977.
Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Micha ...
in London. Following previews from 1 April 2010, the play opened on 6 April 2010 where it ran until 22 May. The world premier production was directed by
Jamie Lloyd
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. The German
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater
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Beginnings
The theatre was first opened in the times of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, on 1 February 1833. At that time it was ...
staged the play in 2012 under direction of
K.D. Schmidt
Original Cast
Casting
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* Sandy – Paul Hilton
* John – Richard Coyle
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Early and personal life
Coyle was born in Sheffield, En ...
* Kay – Jodhi May
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* Margaret – Celia Imrie
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* Jesus – David Leon
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* Girl – Skye Bennett/Alice Sykes
References
External links
Production Listing
{{Mark Haddon
2010 plays
British plays