The Royal Court Theatre's new season, led by artistic director David Byrne, promises a variety of original and eclectic plays. Highlighted is the transfer of Breach Theatre's verbatim musical, 'After the Act', examining LGBTQ community impacts of Section 28. Following this, the global tour of 'ECHO' returns for a short run with unique performances. The season also includes 'Deaf Republic', an adaptation by Irish company Dead Centre, spotlighting themes of societal silence following tragedy. Byrne's second season maintains a commitment to innovative theatre, featuring avant-garde works and notable directors in a dynamic lineup.
'It's a full feast of what new writing can look like!' enthuses Royal Court artistic director David Byrne in a short phone chat to promote his latest season at the iconic new writing theatre.
If Byrne's first year of work at the Court was determinedly eclectic then his second, announced today, is more of the same, albeit insofar as the six plays it comprises are giddily, gloriously different from each other.
After that there will be a major new work from brilliant Irish experimental company Dead Centre with Deaf Republic (Aug 29-Sep 13). A collaboration with sign language poet Zoë McWhinney, it's an adaptation of Ukrainian poet's Ilya Kaminsky's haunting series in which a deaf boy is killed and the whole country wakes up deaf.
The piece is involves a different performer every night reading it for the first time: guests confirmed include Mel Giedroyc, Nish Kumar and Juliet Stevenson.
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