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Dateline:
1st October, 2006
Squaring Up to Shakespeare
A cast of inch-high plastic ninjas; King Lear transported to
a Shanghai penthouse; and a mix of cartoon, film and puppetry, are just
some of the surprises that the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The
Cube at the RST has to offer this Autumn.
As part of the RSC’s year-long Complete Works Festival, between
the 25th October and the 18th November, the auditorium of the main Royal
Shakespeare Theatre (RST) will be transformed into a 100 seat studio
theatre called The Cube at the RST.
Over the space of four weeks, the studio will play host to theatre
companies from the US, China and around the UK, as well as new work
inspired by Shakespeare and written by two of the country’s most
exciting young playwrights.
The Cube at the RST offers a completely different take on Shakespeare
and at £10 per ticket, the programme will appeal to those approaching
Shakespeare for the very first time as well as those already familiar
with his work who want to broaden their theatrical experience.
25-28 Oct
Rough Magyck performed by Forkbeard Fantasy, directed by Tim
and Chris Britton. A characteristically fantastical production based
on The Tempest, the show looks for the supernatural in Shakespeare
using mechanical sets, film, cartoon and puppetry.
31 Oct & 1 Nov
Hamlet performed by New York's Tiny Ninja Theater. Puppeteer
Dov Weinstein presents Shakespeare’s tragedy with the use of
inch high plastic Ninja figurines!
2-4 Nov
Twelfth Night – a work in progress by Filter Theatre
and directed by Sean Holmes. An inventive take on Shakespeare’s
classic, the performance will involve Filter’s trademark fusion
of live and recorded music, video and physical theatre.
5 Nov
Tales of June: Italian director Pippo Delbono talks
about the plays of Shakespeare, Pasolini and Sarah Kane, prior to
his company’s production of Henry V in the Swan in Feb
2007.
7-11 Nov
The Indian Boy – a new play by Rona Munro written
in response to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in an ancient
forest about to be built on by a property developer.
10 Nov
One of These Days – a new play by Leo Butler written
in response to The Tempest and set in occupied Ireland.
15-18 Nov
King Lear by Yellow Earth and Shanghai Dramatic Arts
Centre with David Yip (The Chinese Detective) and Chinese movie
star Zhou Yi Mang. A bilingual production that transports Lear to
a Shanghai penthouse.
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