Internationalist Theatre
Internationalist Theatre is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress Angelique Rockas in September 1980.[1] The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre,[2][3] with an intention to pursue an internationalist approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an even mix of performers drawn from different cultural groups".[1][4]
The theatre has received coverage from stage papers around the world.[5][6][7][8][9] It received charity status in 1986.[10]
Performances and reception
The Internationalist Theatre has put on plays by, among others, Jean Genet (The Balcony),[11] Brecht (Mother Courage and Her Children), Luigi Pirandello (Liolà),[12][13] Tennessee Williams (In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel),[14] Strindberg (Miss Julie)[15] and Maxim Gorky (Enemies).[16] Their critical reception was generally favourable,[11][17][14][18][19] although not universally; Time Out magazine disliked Mother Courage,[20] and the Financial Times found Liolà's multi-national casting problematic.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b Robert Conway (1988). British Alternative Theatre Directory. J. Offord. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9780903931380.
- ^ British Theatre Directory editor (1990). "British Theatre directory Internationalist Theatre Entry". British Theatre Directory page 336 – via books.google.co.uk.
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- ^ Stage Editorial (9 April 1981). "Multi-racial Genet". The Stage – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Dimitris Gionis (August 1992). "Interview Eleutherotipia Greece Angelique Rockas" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Ari Papadopoulos (July 1993). "Angelique Rockas 1005". National Herald USA – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Luis Carlos Emmerich (July 1992). "Vogue Mexico Interview Angelique Rockas Multi Faceted Actress Spanish and English". Vogue Mexico – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Angelique Rockas: bold theatre pioneer". The South African. 10 August 2011.
- ^ Evangelos Kordakis. "Angelique Rockas". hellenism.net. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ Charity Commission (1986). "Internationalist Theatre granted Charity status" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Why An International Theatre". BBC French. 30 June 1981 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Harold Atkins (28 July 1982). "Deceit in a Sicilian village". The Daily Telegraph – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Nicolas de Jongh (28 July 1982). "LIOLA". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Lindsay Anderson (5 May 1983). "In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel" – via flickr.com.
- ^ Michael Robinson (2008). "An International Annotated Bibliography of Strindberg Studies section 12 1378" – via books.google.co.uk.
- ^ Theatre Record (March 1985). "Theatre Record Play index 05/p.0261 'Enemies ' 74/1207" (PDF). Theatre Record – via .doollee.com.
- ^ "piace a Londra Liolà in teatro". Corriere della Serra. 20 July 1982 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ RB Marriott (2 February 1984). "Review of Miss Julie". The Stage – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Tom Vaughan (26 March 1985). "Review of Enemies". The Morning Star – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Malcolm Hay (13 May 1982). "Full Review of Mother Courage". Time Out magazine – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Liola!/Bloomsbury Theatre". Financial Times. 28 July 1982 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv Akademie der Künste Mother Courage and Her Children
- The records of Internationalist Theatre, London, 1983-1985; New Internationalist Theatre, London, 1981-1982 are held by the British Library.
- University College Dublin Index to Pirandello Studies, Vol 3 (1983), Liola p. 100-102
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