Extant professional blind theatre company to re-tour RESISTANCE
Added: (Tue Sep 20 2005)
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Extant Theatre in association with Turtle Key Arts present
RESISTANCE
The re-tour of a play, in one act, followed by an epilogue, primarily set
in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943. A mystery develops from the outset; how could the arrested, blind teenager have anything to do with resistance activities against the occupying Nazi army?
"it explodes into white-hot light, dark shadows, whispered secrets and
mysteries...there are also moments when form and content are matched so perfectly that the sighted catch a tiny glimpse of what it must be like to
be visually impaired."
Lynn Gardner The Guardian
Extant Theatre, the only UK blind theatre company, tour their highly
acclaimed new play Resistance in the UK, France & Croatia (scroll down for
tour details). Resistance explores the extraordinary true story of Jacques
Lusseyran, a blind, teenage leader within the French resistance movement of occupied Paris during WWII. In his autobiography "And There Was Light", hetells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of 8, became a member of the French Resistance: was betrayed, captured and subsequently interrogated by Nazi SS officers, leading to his final incarceration in Buchenwald concentration camp. Jacques manages to use his blindness as a foil, exposing the prejudices of the Nazi SS; they couldn't believe a blind man capable, and discovers, through his blindness, a deeper perceptual awareness of the world.
Adapted for the stage by blind writer Maria Oshodi, Resistance uses physical theatre, experimental dance and live audio description (cleverly included within the script; no audience members have to wear headphones). Performed by 6 professional (blind, visually impaired & sighted) actors, Resistance unfolds with a tense and exciting narrative. The action flicks between time, perceptions and perspectives to uncover the deep mystery at its heart.
Darlington Arts Centre. DL3 7AX
Weds. 21st Sept.
8:00pm
Ticket Office: 01325 486 555
£8.50/£6.50 conc.
www.darlingtonarts.co.uk
The Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow TW3 1ES
Fri. 23rd September 7:30pm
Ticket Office: 0845 456 2840
£8/£6 conc.
www.hounslow.info
Nottingham Arts Theatre. NG1 3BE
Mon. 26th Sept.
7:30pm
Ticket Office: 0115 947 6096
£10/£5 conc.
www.artstheatre.org.uk
Dorton House School (RLSB)
Near Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0EB
Weds. 28th Sept.
Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax HX1 1QG
Fri. 30th Sept.
8:00pm
Ticket Office: 01422 349 422
£9/£5 conc. under 25's £3
www.squarechapel.co.uk
ADAPEI des Yvelines, Versailles, France
Tues. 4th Oct.
Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
Chateau Amphitheatre, Lycée International, Paris, France
Thurs. 6th Oct.
Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
Blind in Theatre (BIT) Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
Sun. 9th Oct.
Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
The Albany, Deptford, London. SE8 4AG
Thurs. 13th Oct.
Ticket Office: 020 8692 4446
7:30pm
£8/£5 conc.
www.thealbany.org.uk
For further details contact:
Shaun Dawson
Turtle Key Arts
Ladbroke Hall, 79 Barlby Road
London W10 6AZ
Tel: 020 8964 5060
Fax:020 8964 4080
shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
www.turtlekeyarts.org.uk