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Dateline:
19th June, 2005
Young Genius
Celebrating brilliance, originality and spirit in the early works
of some of the world’s great playwrights and theatre artists.
That's how the Young Vic and BITE, co-organisers of Young Genius, describe
the programme. It is a collaboration between theatres across the UK,
initiated by the Young Vic and BITE:05 Barbican, developed in partnership
with national and international companies and its aim is to to inspire
a younger generation of theatre-makers and artists.
The 12-week event, which runs from 16th September to 10th December,
includes early plays by writers as diverse as Christopher Marlowe and
Sarah Kane, Wole Soyinka and Francis Beaumont.
The productions are:
The Dragon's Trilogy
By Marie Brassard, Jean Casault, Lorraine Côté, Marie
Gignac, Robert Lepage and Marie Michaud
Co-production with Ex Machina, directed by Robert Lepage
16th - 25 September at 5.00pm
Barbican Theatre
The Lion and the Jewel
By Wole Soyinka
Co-production with Collective Artistes
28th September to 4th October at 7.45pm
Barbican Pit
The Knight of the Burning Pestle
By Francis Beaumont
Co-production with the Mercury Theatre Company
15th - 24th September at the Mercury, Colchester (7.30pm)
29th September to 8th October at the Barbican
Underground
dreamthinkspeak
10th - 20th October
Old Abattoir, Clerkenwell at 6.55pm
Woyzeck
By Georg Büchner
Co-production with Vesturport, Iceland
12th - 18th Octiber at 7.45
Barbican Theatre
The Thought That Counts
theatre-rites
Children's show
26th October - 5th November at various times during the day
Barbican Pit
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Michael Clark and the Michael Clark Dance Company
1st - 5th November at 7.45
Barbican Theatre
Tamburlaine
By Christopher Marlowe
Co-production with Bristol Old Vic
Directed by David Farr, starring Greg Hicks
7th - 15 October at 7.30 at Bristol Old Vic
9th - 19th November at the Barbican Theatre
Phaedra's Love
By Sarah Kane
Co-production with the Bristol Old Vic
20th - 29th October at 8.00pm at the Bristol Old Vic
16th - 19th November at the Barbican Pit
Ubu the King
By Alfred Jary, in a new version by Favid Greig
Co-production with Dundee Rep and the Tron, Glasgow
30th November - 6th December at 7.45pm
Barbican Pit
There will also be a programme of talks, readings and other events,
details of which can be found on the Young Genius website at www.younggenius.org.
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