Phillip Breen's witty and sensual version of Tolstoy's masterpiece Anna Karenina – blending period dress with a contemporary tone – takes us into the hearts and minds of its conflicted, very human characters. A surprisingly funny, romantic and unforgettable portrait of infidelity, passion and the search for fulfilment.
Across the vast panorama of 19th-century Russia – from the glittering salons of Moscow and St Petersburg to its remote country estates – everyone is searching for answers in a society on the brink of collapse.
Anna Karenina, the beautiful wife of a powerful government official, dares to step outside the bounds of society to risk a dangerous and destructive love affair with the magnetic Count Vronsky.
Meanwhile, country landowner Levin is in pursuit of a new way to live and wrestling with his thwarted devotion to Kitty, who's been left broken-hearted by Vronsky. Her sister Dolly struggles to reconcile constant child-bearing with her husband's constant philandering.
Their dreams and despairs are mirrored in the tensions between individual and society, modernity and tradition, city and countryside, faith and doubt.
Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games) makes her Chichester debut as Anna; David Oakes (Victoria, Vikings: Valhalla) also comes to Chichester for the first time as Levin.
For ages 14+; contains strong language and scenes some people may find upsetting.
Season (7 June 2025 - 28 June 2025) |
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