Company of Angels presentsTheatre Cafe 2008
November 10th 2008 - November 15th 2008
Show starts: 7.30pm
10 – 13 November 2008
This Child
by Joel Pommerat
translated by Nigel Gearing
This Child is one of the most talked-about plays in France in recent years. It is an exploration of the feelings, from the noblest to the most shameful, that bind parents and children together. The play, remarkable in its intensity, stages various family confrontations that show all the complexity of the family bond, in clear and transparent language. Each of the eleven scenes is like a short play in itself and they can be viewed in any order.
John Retallack’s staged reading at Theatre Café Europe 2007 (with a cast of 7 adults and 5 teenagers) aroused considerable comment and debate. As a result the play is being staged in 3 different communities – in York, in Southwark and in Cambridge with 3 different casts and directors involved.
This Child is a unique work of drama for all ages from 12 +.
60 minutes, followed by a discussion with the cast and directors
This Child will be performed in a unique ‘shuffle’ staging (mixing actors from all three casts) on Thu 13 Nov.
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14 & 15 November 2008
Norway.Today
by Igor Bauersima
translated by Marlene Norst
adapted by Imploding Fictions
Julie and August meet through an internet chat room and make a suicide pact. Laden with backpacks, a tent and a camcorder they arrive at the foot of a desolate and wintry cliff in the Norwegian wilderness and begin the steep ascent.
A tale about a paradoxical will to die and a passion to live in a new adaptation by Imploding Fictions. Original text by Igor Bauersima, translated by Marlene Norst.
Since the company was formed in London in 2007, Imploding Fictions has already worked in Serbia, Norway, Egypt, Italy and Germany.
The artistic directors of Imploding Fictions are Philip Thorne and Oystein Brager. Oystein works as a freelance director and dramaturge, and is involved in arts administration. Philip is a freelance director, as well as working as an assistant director at the National Theatre and Royal Court.
www.implodingfictions.com
"Company of Angels was set up by John Retallack to produce new and artistically adventurous theatre work for young audiences, especially on key issues of social change. So far he has played a blinder."
The Guardian
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