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Details: Under the stewardship of director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod, Cheek by Jowl has established an international reputation for taking classic texts and giving them new life. Its productions of works by Shakespeare and other seminal British playwrights have led to huge acclaim, with The Independent proclaiming Cheek by Jowl "The most adventurous and successful theatre company in Britain". Luxembourg audiences will already be familiar with Cheek by Jowl's work - the company has brought its productions of Cymbeline and Macbeth to the Grand Théâtre and in 2006 also treated audiences to a splendid version of Jacobean classic The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.
The company returns to Jacobean drama with this startling production of 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, which for a long time was one of the most controversial works in English literature. John Ford's complex and ambiguous tragedy deals with incest, morality, religion and corruption and was generally condemned by critics from the time of its publication in 1633 right up until middle of the 20th century. Set in Bologna and Parma in Italy, the play is a violent and bloody drama that portrays a brother and sister's passionate descent into hell, dragging with them those who love them or are supposed to be their moral guardians. It is, in the words of The Telegraph theatre critic Dominic Cavendish, "one of the late stragglers of the Jacobean gore-fest era." Indeed, the company warns that the production is really only suitable for the over 16s.
Director Declan Donnellan
Co-director Owen Horsley
Designer Nick Ormerod
Associate & Movement Director Jane Gibson
Lighting Designer Judith Greenwood
Composer & Sound Designer Nick Powell
Produced by Cheek by Jowl
Co-production Barbican (London), Les Gémeaux/
Sceaux/Scène Nationale, Sydney Festival
Cheek by Jowl is supported by Arts Council England

Play starts at 20:00.

Venue: Grand Théâtre / Studio

Organiser: Grand Théâtre

Price: 20€ (adults), 8€ (students)

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