Three Days in the Country is an adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's A Month in a Country calling it "an unfaithful version" of the original show. It premiered in London on July 28th, 2015 and ran until October 21st, 2015, making it a four month run. It was adapted and directed by Patrick Marber and housed under National Theatre, Lyttelton which contained 890 seats.
Three Days in the Country won a Laurence Oliver Award in 2016 with "Best Supporting Actor in A Play", Mark Gatniss known for his writing for TV programs such as Doctor Who & Sherlock.
Set on a beautiful country estate in the mid-nineteenth century, Marber's remarkable new adaptation is set in motion by the arrival of a handsome new tutor. Over three action-packed and adventure-filled summer days, his arrival brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric household and lessons in love are learned by young and old alike: first love and forbidden love, maternal love and platonic love, ridiculous love and last love, the love left unsaid and the love which must out.
Most London critics loved the production, particularly one from The Guardian. She says Three Days in the Country "at no point outstays its welcome…it is an evening where the wit of the dialogue captivates. And, as in an elegant dance, the play keeps turning on its own heel, moving between comedy and anguish, reminding us of love as an impractical joke.” -Kate Kellaway, Review in The Guardian
Three Days in the Country won a Laurence Oliver Award in 2016 with "Best Supporting Actor in A Play", Mark Gatniss known for his writing for TV programs such as Doctor Who & Sherlock.
Set on a beautiful country estate in the mid-nineteenth century, Marber's remarkable new adaptation is set in motion by the arrival of a handsome new tutor. Over three action-packed and adventure-filled summer days, his arrival brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric household and lessons in love are learned by young and old alike: first love and forbidden love, maternal love and platonic love, ridiculous love and last love, the love left unsaid and the love which must out.
Most London critics loved the production, particularly one from The Guardian. She says Three Days in the Country "at no point outstays its welcome…it is an evening where the wit of the dialogue captivates. And, as in an elegant dance, the play keeps turning on its own heel, moving between comedy and anguish, reminding us of love as an impractical joke.” -Kate Kellaway, Review in The Guardian