Saturday 3rd May, 2:00pm and 7:00pm
York St John University Centre Auditorium
Running time is 80 minutes
Presented by Greensleeved.
Learlike tells the much-loved story of King Lear through the perspective of his daughters. These tireless tyrant-children are fresh in power, but old in their ways of manipulation and deceit. Or are they? For even in the most corrupted homes, the roots of resistance grow deep.
Be govern’d by your knowledge, and proceed I’ th’ sway of your own will. – Cordelia (4.7)
Greensleeved is a female-led European ensemble formed of Amber Frances (Belgium), Ariela Nazar-Rosen (Poland/US), Lucy Doig (Scotland), Julia Vredenberg (Norway), and Cecilia Thoden van Velzen (The Netherlands). After their studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, they formed their company with a mission to remake classical work through a contemporary female lens. Learlike should be the first of many.
- Cast: Amber Frances, Ariela Nazar-Rosen, Lucy Doig, Julia Vredenberg
- Directed by: Cecilia Thoden van Velzen
- Text: William Shakespeare
- Adaptation: Cecilia Thoden van Velzen, with additional text by the Greensleeved company
- Design: Julia Vredenberg
- Dramaturgy: Lucy Doig
- Music: Cecilia Thoden van Velzen
- Production: Amber Frances, Ariela Nazar-Rosen and Cecilia Thoden van Velzen
£15 Standard
£15 Pass It On! (purchase a ticket for a member of our refugee and asylum seeker community who would otherwise be unable to attend this event)
£5 Concession
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