Kneehigh, a company founded in 1980 by Mike Shepard, created theatre that would be "joyful, anarchic and innovative" and would combine many elements from all areas of theatre-making to create their pieces. This would include using techniques such as physical theatre, however with this they would combine comedy and folk tales (particularly from...
Founded in 1983 by Annabel Arden, Fiona Gordon, Marcello Magni and Simon McBurney (Who is now the Artistic Director); Complicté are a leading devising theatre company who combine all aspects of theatre to focus on the human condition and the 'complicity' between us. They describe themselves on their website as a company who "create work that...
Born in 1964, Katie Mitchell is well renowned for her hyper-naturalism along with her 'live cinema' technique to portray the ideals of feminism. Often adapting feminist texts, or taking marginalised female characters in male-centric plays, she will make sure that the characters portrayed feel 'real' and when more intense moments happen, and aided...
Theatre of the Absurd is a style of drama which emerged post-WWII and was based off of views of Existentialist philosophers, such as Albert Camus. Most of the dramatists of this style based their works specifically off of Camus' assessment in his essay 'The Myth Of Sisyphus' published in 1942. This essay introduced the philosophy of the 'absurd'...
Metamorphosis is an adaptation by Steven Berkoff of the original novella written by Franz Kafka around 1912. It focuses on the salesman Gregor Samsa, who one day wakes up transformed into a giant insect.
On the 14th of November 2024, we as well as TWGGS students were able to watch a recorded performance of National Theatre Live's Prima Facie at the Trinity Theatre.
On the 7th of November 2024, we were able to attend the National Theatre's Exploring The Other Place Live Review Student Conference at the Lyttelton Theatre. This conference entailed interactive sessions and talks surrounding the play's historical context as well as the creative process of the play itself, followed by a live performance of The...
Punchdrunk is an immersive theatre company set up in 2000 by Felix Barret. When studying theatre at Exeter University he found himself unsatisfied with conventional venues and fell in love with site-specific theatre. This is what prompted him to essentially reinvent theatre into a brand new experience. Punchdrunk performances usually last around...
King Lear, written by William Shakespeare in 1606, is a tragedy play loosely based off the mythological Leir of Britain. The play was most likely written around the same time, if not in conjunction with another of Shakespeare's tragedies, Macbeth, which was known to have been written in order to flatter the new King of England, James I. Knowing...