New work in development
29/12/09 17:00
New experimental theatre
from 1157performancegroup
Tao of Hamlet
MCH is writing and arranging text for the new show by 1157performance group. Entitled Tao of Hamlet, the project is the latest in a series of deconstructions by 1157 of Shakespeare's iconic story of vacillation and revenge. This time the drama takes a Kung Fu twist, the action opening mid-ritual in a Taoist temple before the ghost of Hamlet returns to set in motion a second unstoppable descent into tragedy.
Devised, choreographed and directed by Matthew Scott.
Preview performances planned for April/May 2010 followed by an extensive autumn tour.
'Extending the boundaries of dramatic art.' - BBC
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New Live Literature from
The Literary Cabaret Company
Weight
Through The Literary Cabaret Company, Mark C. Hewitt is producing / directing a performance of three short stories by writer Catherine Smith from her forthcoming collection, The Biting Point. The sequence, entitled Weight, will be performed by the writer as a one-woman show with incidental music for accordion and flutes by composer Peter Copley, sound design by John Avery and lighting design by Clare O'Donoghue.
The three stories -' Sow', 'The Kettle' and 'The Ascension of Mary' - constitute a gritty and uncompromising sequence of encounters: from loathing and manslaughter through adultery and bereavement to flying Yorkshirewomen. Preview performances to be announced.
Catherine Smith
from 1157performancegroup
Tao of Hamlet
MCH is writing and arranging text for the new show by 1157performance group. Entitled Tao of Hamlet, the project is the latest in a series of deconstructions by 1157 of Shakespeare's iconic story of vacillation and revenge. This time the drama takes a Kung Fu twist, the action opening mid-ritual in a Taoist temple before the ghost of Hamlet returns to set in motion a second unstoppable descent into tragedy.
Devised, choreographed and directed by Matthew Scott.
Preview performances planned for April/May 2010 followed by an extensive autumn tour.
'Extending the boundaries of dramatic art.' - BBC
Become a friend of Hamlet Smith on Facebook to find out more about 1157performancegroup and get the latest updates on the show.
New Live Literature from
The Literary Cabaret Company
Weight
Through The Literary Cabaret Company, Mark C. Hewitt is producing / directing a performance of three short stories by writer Catherine Smith from her forthcoming collection, The Biting Point. The sequence, entitled Weight, will be performed by the writer as a one-woman show with incidental music for accordion and flutes by composer Peter Copley, sound design by John Avery and lighting design by Clare O'Donoghue.
The three stories -' Sow', 'The Kettle' and 'The Ascension of Mary' - constitute a gritty and uncompromising sequence of encounters: from loathing and manslaughter through adultery and bereavement to flying Yorkshirewomen. Preview performances to be announced.
Catherine Smith