by Rufus Norris, before transferring to a successful West End run at the Lyric Theatre, London until April 2005. It commenced a UK tour in February 2006, before transferring to Broadway. Despite its great success in London, it closed after only 49 performances on Broadway, ending on 20 May 2006. It opened in Melbourne, Australia in July 2006 starring Jason Donovan. An Irish production ran in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, from September to November 2006. In 2006, a Mexican adaptation opened, starring Mexican actor Diego Luna. In September 2007 a Peruvian production opened starring Paul Vega and Hernan Romero under the direction of Chela de Ferrari. The Company Theatre mounted the Canadian premiere of Festen in November 2008 at the Berkeley Street Theatre in Toronto. This production was directed by Jason Byrne and starred Eric Peterson, Rosemary Dunsmore, Nicholas Campbell, Philip Riccio, Allan Hawco, Tara Rosling, Caroline Cave, Richard Clarkin, Earl Pastko, Milton Barnes, Gray Powell and Alex Paxton-Beesley. The Shadwell Dramatic Society's production of FESTEN opened at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge on 6 March 2012. In July 2018 Play Dead Theatre's production of FESTEN opened at the Rippon Lea Estate in Melbourne. It was directed by Jennifer Sarah Dean and starred Adrian Mulvany. See also List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links An interview with the film director Thomas Vinterberg by Jeremy Lehrer from indiewire.com The Celebration: How Long Can This Go On? an essay by Michael Koresky on The Criterion Collection 1998 comedy-drama films 1998 films Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners Best Danish Film Robert Award winners Best Foreign Film Guldbagge Award winners Camcorder films Danish comedy-drama films Danish Culture Canon 1990s Danish-language films Dogme 95 films European Film Awards winners (films) Films about dysfunctional families Films directed by Thomas Vinterberg Films set in country houses Incest in film Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film winners Nimbus Film films