Vincent in Brixton is a 2003 play by Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright

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. The play premiered at London's National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

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. It transferred to the Playhouse Theatre

Playhouse Theatre

The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery...

 and later to Broadway

Broadway theatre

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.

It focuses on artist Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...

's time in Brixton

Brixton

Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

, London in 1873. In the play, which is largely fictional, he falls in love with an English widow. It was revived by The Original Theatre Company in 2009.

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Nominations

• 2003 Tony Award for Best Play