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Dateline: 7th December, 2010
Arcola Opens Colourworks with Painter After ten years in Arcola Street, the Arcola Theatre relocates to 24 Ashwin Street, directly opposite Dalston Junction station, in January 2011. Its new home is the Colourworks factory, the former home of Reeves, whose colour blocks, the watercolour "moist paint cakes" invented in the 1780s, were made famous by artists such as Turner and Constable. In January Toby Jones will play one of the most celebrated British artists, Turner, in the world premiere of The Painter by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, which was specially written to open the new theatre. Jones will be joined by Niamh Cusack, playing the role of Sarah Danby, the mistress with whom Turner had two daughters yet never publically acknowledged. The cast also includes Amanda Boxer, Jim Bywater, Denise Gough and Ian Midlane. The production will directed by the Arcola's Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen, with design by Ben Stones and lighting by Emma Chapman. At the start of the 19th century, the young Turner was on his way from being just a working class Cockney to a painter who would change the landscape of British and international art forever. Turner was a man obsessed. Heavily reliant on his father and deeply affected by his mother's rejection, the intensely prolific painter was isolated from the usual breed of artists. The Painter explores the relationships, the competition with Constable and the passion of the artist on the threshold of superstardom. The Painter runs from 14th January (previews from 12th) to 12 February, 2011.
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