The Great Gatsby – Next GEDS production. The glamour, passion, and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to life in this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Synopsis This exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s is narrated by Nick Carraway, an aspiring banker who gets dazzled by the glamorous upper-class crowd […]
An “Incendiary tale of vanity, seduction and manipulation”- GEDS next production
The next GEDS theatre production from Tues 19 – Sat 23 March will be “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”, written by Christopher Hampton, based on the iconic 1782 French novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The production is in English. The Hampton script of this story of power and manipulation using sex as a weapon has been done many […]
“Frankenstein” performed in English 2-6 October
On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s celebrated novel, the Geneva English Drama Society will present Frankenstein. This production returns the story to its original Geneva roots and the terrifying confrontation between a man obsessed with his own quest for knowledge, and his creation, who did not ask to be created. This story […]
Theatre in English – The Importance of being Earnest 27 Feb – 3 March
The Geneva English Drama Society will present “The Importance of Being Earnest” from the 27th Feb to 3rd March 2018 in Geneva. Description below. Tickets here. A trivial comedy for serious people. This iconic piece of English theatre is an effervescent, laugh out loud comedy of manners. With incisive wit and gentle disdain, Oscar Wilde […]
The School for Wives – A comedy by Molière performed in English
The Geneva English Drama Society will perform “The School for Wives” from 21-25 November at the Théâtre de Terre-Sainte in Coppet. Billed as a “lively romp of mistaken identity, lost innocence, and shared secrets”. The School for Wives was first performed in December 1662, yet many of its themes remain relevant today in a fresh, […]
