From the company who brought you a midnight performance of Hamlet and their
unique 'Round 1' evening for new writing, The Factory return to The King's
Head with:
unique 'Round 1' evening for new writing, The Factory return to The King's
Head with:
'The Seagull Project'
directed by Tim Carroll
directed by Tim Carroll
This is a step further on from the Hamlet Project.
Where Hamlet was a different cast every night, each performance of The
Seagull will feature not only a different cast but a different text. We are
not working from any one translation of Chekhov's play; rather, working from
all of them, we are preparing to create a new version every night, as we
speak. In true Factory style, each performance will be unrepeatable;
perhaps, sometimes, it will be unforgettable. Who knows?
"...actors scurry around the room making last-minute preparations. As the
sense of urgency threatens to tip into hysteria, there's also a feeling that
everything could go horribly, anticlimactically wrong.
Director Tim Carroll declares: "you have all gambled £10 on a show where
none of the actors have learned their lines". I sense a collective
buttock-clench. He adds: "And there are no refunds".
Yet what follows is truly a great surprise. Yes, the actors really don't
know their lines (they probably only knew what part they were playing a few
hours ago). There is no set to speak of, no costumes, no blocking. Yet the
performance of Chekhov's The Seagull that follows proves as unforgettable
and moving as any theatre I've seen."
Where Hamlet was a different cast every night, each performance of The
Seagull will feature not only a different cast but a different text. We are
not working from any one translation of Chekhov's play; rather, working from
all of them, we are preparing to create a new version every night, as we
speak. In true Factory style, each performance will be unrepeatable;
perhaps, sometimes, it will be unforgettable. Who knows?
"...actors scurry around the room making last-minute preparations. As the
sense of urgency threatens to tip into hysteria, there's also a feeling that
everything could go horribly, anticlimactically wrong.
Director Tim Carroll declares: "you have all gambled £10 on a show where
none of the actors have learned their lines". I sense a collective
buttock-clench. He adds: "And there are no refunds".
Yet what follows is truly a great surprise. Yes, the actors really don't
know their lines (they probably only knew what part they were playing a few
hours ago). There is no set to speak of, no costumes, no blocking. Yet the
performance of Chekhov's The Seagull that follows proves as unforgettable
and moving as any theatre I've seen."
Sunday 19th July
6.30pm
Tickets £10