E-trailer for the National Theatre's production of 'The Enchantment' by Victoria Benedictsson in a new version by Clare Bayley.I've known such exultation. I've felt a kind of wild joy, as if thousands of birds have been set free, and are wheeling around my head.One sunny day in Paris, Gustave Alland, famous artist and philanderer, visits Louise Strandberg -- convalescing in her brother's studio -- and casts her effortlessly under his spell. In a vain attempt to escape, she exiles herself to her provincial hometown in Sweden. But a letter propels her back to Paris and into his arms. And for a brief moment, before the horror, ecstasy is hers.Victoria Benedictsson, groundbreaking Swedish novelist and playwright, was the inspiration for Strindberg's Miss Julie. She had a scandalous affair which led to her suicide soon after completing the play, in 1888.British PremiereFrom 24 JulyBritish PremiereFrom 24 July Director: Paul MillerDesigner: Simon DawLighting Designer: Bruno PoetMusic: David ShrubsoleE-trailer produced by Harold Raitt featuring Nancy Carroll, Niamh Cusack, Patrick Drury, Hugh Skinner and Zubin Varla with music by David Shrubsole.
