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  • Running time Approx 3 hours (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

Book Anna Karenina Tickets – A Passionate New Adaptation of Tolstoy’s Masterpiece

Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games) stars in the UK premiere of Phillip Breen’s bold new adaptation of Anna Karenina — a visually stunning and deeply moving reimagining of Tolstoy’s masterpiece.

Blending period grandeur with a sharp contemporary sensibility, Breen’s witty and sensual production explores passion, infidelity, and the pursuit of fulfilment in a society on the brink of change.

From the glittering salons of Moscow and St. Petersburg to the vast, snow-covered landscapes of the Russian countryside, Anna Karenina is an epic tale of love, desire, and duty.

Dormer reunites with David Oakes (Victoria, Vikings: Valhalla) after their acclaimed partnership in Venus in Fur, leading an exceptional cast including TV and stage star Les Dennis in this electrifying new production.

Anna Karenina runs from 7 to 28 June 2025 at the Festival Theatre, Chichester.

Set against the sweeping landscape of 19th-century Russia—where glittering aristocratic salons of Moscow and St. Petersburg collide with the vast, unforgiving countryside—Anna Karenina is a tale of passion, ambition, and the relentless search for meaning in a crumbling world.

Anna, the elegant wife of a high-ranking government official, dares to defy the rigid expectations of society, risking everything for a reckless love affair with the charismatic Count Vronsky. As desire and duty clash, her choices set off a chain of events that will change her fate forever.

Meanwhile, the idealistic landowner Levin wrestles with his longing for a simpler, more honest life, torn apart by unrequited love for Kitty, who still nurses a broken heart after being cast aside by Vronsky. Her sister, Dolly, trapped in a marriage marred by betrayal, struggles to reconcile devotion and duty.

As their lives intertwine, Anna Karenina explores the eternal battle between love and obligation, modernity and tradition, faith and doubt—an epic story of human desire in a world on the brink of transformation.

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Who is in the cast of Anna Karenina?

Starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games) as Anna, David Oakes (Victoria, Vikings: Valhalla) as Levin and Les Dennis (Twelfth Night, Coronation Street) as Petka.

The cast also includes Donna Berlin (Wicked) as Countess Vronskaya, Jonnie Broadbent (Much Ado About Nothing) as Stiva, Seamus Dillane (The Invention of Love) as Vronsky, Tomiwa Edun (Romeo and Juliet, Trigger Point) as Karenin, Sandy Foster (Mr Turner, Fisherman’s Friends) as Countess Lydia, Ivan Ivashkin (Mission: Impossible) as Nikolai, Shalisha James-Davis (The Comedy of Errors) as Kitty, Anne Lacey (Shetland) as Agafya, Marcia Lecky (Coriolanus) as Princess Shcherbatsky, Riad Richie (Casualty) as Titus, Naomi Sheldon (The Girlfriend) as Dolly, Florence Dobson as Marya, and John Ramm as Prince Shcherbatsky.

 

Who are the creative team of Anna Karenina?

By Leo Tolstoy. A new adaptation by Phillip Breen.

Directed by Phillip Breen with set design by Max Jones, costume design by Ruth Hall, lighting design by Anna Watson, composition by Paddy Cunneen, sound design by Dyfan Jones, movement direction by Ayse Tashkiran, and casting by Helena Palmer CDG.


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Content Advice: contains strong language and scenes some people may find upsetting.

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Critics' reviews of Anna Karenina

● "Natalie Dormer is spellbinding as Anna Karenina" - The Telegraph

● "Dormer shines as Anna in a production that feels both epic and absorbing" - What's On Stage

● "Tolstoy’s tragedy fizzes with theatrical brilliance... Natalie Dormer is exceptional" - The Guardian

● "Natalie Dormer is simply superb" - Sussex World

● "An ambitious production with a stellar central performance" - Portsmouth News


Frequently Asked Questions

The running time of Anna Karenina is Approx 3 hours (including interval)
The age recommendations for Anna Karenina are: 14+
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