The Waste Land
at Wilton’s Music Hall
by T. S. Eliot
Presented by Wilton's Music Hall and Fitzroy Productions
Fiona Shaw and Deborah Warner revive their remarkable and haunting production of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land at Wilton's Music Hall which celebrates its 150th birthday.
Reviews from the original production staged by Fiona Shaw and Deborah Warner at Wilton’s Music Hall in 1997:
‘One of the most exciting and atmospheric events of the year.’
Daily Telegraph
‘This is an extraordinary event…It thrills and haunts the mind.’
Sunday Times
‘In just 37 minutes, Fiona Shaw makes the seminal 1922 work – Elliot’s “heap of broken images” – an unforgettable theatre experience.’ New York Observer
‘Spellbinding! Theatre that truly startles! A poetic tower of babel teeming with theatrical richness.’ New York Times
Twelve years ago this internationally renowned production of T.S. Eliot's iconic poem was brought to the then derelict and forgotten Wilton's Music Hall. The event was supported by the National Theatre and ignited huge media attention and marked the renaissance of the place once known as "the handsomest room in town".
‘Arguably the most important English -language poet of the 20th century.’ Guardian
‘Warner has found (in Wilton's) a dream location for this Waste Land.’ Independent
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Alley
London, E1 8JB
Directions to the venue can be found on the Wilton's Music Hall website 'find us' page
Unreserved seating. Latecomers not permitted
Image credit: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
New York
1997
Ektacolor print
30 x 40 inches
76.2 x 101.6 cm
Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York
The Waste Land
at Wilton’s Music Hall finished on: 10 January 2010
