Renowned stage actress, Elizabet, has suffered a psychological breakdown

and retreated into silence. She is sent with Sister Alma, the nurse assigned

to her recovery, to a remote summer beach house. Can Alma coax

Elizabet out of her silence? Truth, lies, manipulation and identity,

PERSONA explores the meaning of ‘reality’.

Paul Schoolman brings his unique vision to create a new theatrical

adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s iconic film, adding the character

of The Narrator and using Bergman’s unseen notes and words

for a fresh take on this enigmatic masterpiece.

Alma is played by Olivier award winner Alice Krige and

actor/singer/songwriter Nobuhle Mngcwengi plays Elizabet.

William Close joins as the fourth voice in the quartet playing his signature

Earth Harp. The Harp’s resonating chamber will rest on the stage & the

strings go out over the audience to the grid above, creating an

extraordinary multi-dimensional experience.

Persona on Stage was chosen to open the Riverside Studio in 2020

the British and World Premiere of the production