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Dateline: 28th September, 2004
The Little Angel and the RSC The Royal Shakespeare Company is collaborating with one of the country’s leading puppet theatres – The Little Angel – to present Venus and Adonis, a masque for puppets.
A new version of William Shakespeare’s great erotic poem, produced on behalf of the RSC by Associate Producer, Thelma Holt, and specially adapted by Associate Director, Gregory Doran, will be narrated by Michael Pennington and performed by puppets – first at The Little Angel in Islington and then for a six week run at The Other Place in Stratford upon Avon.
Inspired by both Japanese Bunraku puppets and Jacobean Court Masque, this production tells the story of Venus and Adonis with marionettes, rod, shadow and table-top puppets. Since May 2004, an international group of puppet makers – from the Czech Republic, Germany and South Africa - has been hard at work in the Islington workshops, whilst the miniature costumes are being made in the RSC wardrobe department in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Gregory Doran directs Venus and Adonis. The director of puppetry is Steve Tiplady, the set and costumes are designed by theatre designer Robert Jones and the puppets are made and designed by Lyndie Wright, Jan Zalud, John Roberts, Stefan Fichert and Simon Auton. Music is by John Woolf. Listings Information
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