HOWARD BARKER
DOUBLE BILL
HOWARD BARKER DOUBLE BILL
The Twelfth Battle of Isonzo
Judith: A Parting From The Body
Arcola Theatre
25 Nov - 19 Dec 2015
Writer: Howard Barker
Director: Robyn Winfield-Smith
Designer: Rosanna Vize
Lighting Designer: Christopher Nairne
Composer: Nick J Jones
Binaural Sound Designer: Iain Armstrong
Isonzo: Nicholas Le Prevost
Tena: Emily Loomes
Judith: Catherine Cusack
The Servant: Kristin Hutchinson
Holofernes: Liam Smith
★★★★
"Exhilarating and provoking. An insightful and
technically inventive staging that breathes humanity and humour into two plays by one of the UK's most uncompromising writers."
The Stage
★★★★
“Extraordinarily effective. Absorbing and unnerving”
WhatsOnStage
★★★★
“A unique and affecting experience both terrifying and comical in the same breath. Two melancholy and exhilarating plays that leave their mark long after you have left the theatre”
Everything Theatre
This exhilarating Double Bill comprised the London premiere of Howard Barker’s The Twelfth Battle of Isonzo, featuring the voice of celebrated NT and RSC actor Nicholas Le Prevost in a groundbreaking binaural sound design and immersive blackout plunging spectators into the sensory experience of the two blind characters, paired with a timely revival of Judith starring acclaimed actress Catherine Cusack. This £34,000 ACE GFTA-funded project included Arcola’s first ever touch tour and audio-described performance for blind and partially-sighted audiences.
★★★★
”Rising director Robyn Winfield-Smith seems fearless with her choices, and she must be, to deliver such an astonishing experience. Talented actors, a beautiful stage production. An exhilarating theatrical gem”
The Upcoming
★★★★
”A tour de force... Winfield-Smith plunges us into the aurally heightened world of the protagonists. A superb evening”
The Arts Desk
★★★★
“An extraordinary evening of theatre”
Plays To See
★★★★
“Stark, unsettling, powerful”
The Reviews Hub
★★★★
"First-rate!"
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