Details

An unflinching exploration of the close relationship between sports, nationalism and violence by the Nobel Prize winning author of The Piano Teacher, Elfriede Jelinek, receives its English Language premiere on the eve of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Blurring the boundaries between a theatre event and a sports event, punctuated by live reporting of results from the Olympics and elsewhere, actors perform feats of linguistic gymnastics, their capacity to memorise and articulate non-naturalistic, punning and unpredictable lines stretched to the limits.

Cast/Performers

Michael Cole, Nina Hatchwell, Denise Heinrich Lane, Tom Lyall, Matt Ray Brown, Delia Remy, Giogio Spiegelfeld

Creatives/Company

Author: Elfriede Jelinek
Producer: Berislav Juraic
Presented by: Just a Must (in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum London)
Translation(s): Penny Black, Karen Jurs-Munby
Director: Vanda Butkovic
Other: Karen Jurs-Munby (dramaturgy)
Design: Simon Donger
Costume: Meni Kourmpeti
Lighting: Ana Vilar

Sports Play

Sports Play (Play) production archive for QTIX code T063044962. Details of all Sports Play archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0786021327

Archive Listings

30 Jul 12 to 4 Aug 12	Chelsea Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Jul 12 to 24 Jul 12	The Bike Shed Theatre Exeter, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Jul 12 to 20 Jul 12	Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
13 Jul 12	The Maltings Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Jul 12	Lancaster Arts Lancaster, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive

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