Cymbeline

Cheek by Jowl

by William Shakespeare
director Declan Donnellan
design Nick Ormerod

English spoken, Dutch surtitles
Produced by Cheek by Jowl in a co-production with barbicanbite07;
Les Gémeaux/Sceaux/Scène Nationale; Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg

Thursday 5, Friday 6, Saturday 7 April
 

INFORMATION

Cheek by Jowl was formed in 1981 by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. The company’s rise throughout the eighties was meteoric and Cheek by Jowl is considered by many to have changed the face of British theatre.

The unique approach and method employed by the Artistic Directors has set Cheek by Jowl productions apart from all others; the company’s productions are distinct with their fusion of vivid storytelling, music and song. Acclaimed for its productions of British classics, Cheek by Jowl has also introduced British audiences to international classics by such writers as Racine, Ostrovsky, Lessing and Corneille.

Written at the height of Shakespeare's powers, Cymbeline has been described variously as his most surprising, anarchic and moving play. An evil stepmother, an invading army, a headless corpse, ghosts and a divine visit from Jupiter hurtle us towards an astonishing conclusion in this saga of politics, the supernatural and love. Lynchpin of the story is one of Shakespeare’s greatest female characters, the impulsive and sensual Imogen.

‘Cheek by Jowl brings fresh life to the classics using intense, vivid performances like a laser of light to set the text ablaze’
The Guardian

‘Cheek by Jowl's enduring gift to the theatre is its uncanny ability to live in an eternal, precarious present’
Daily Telegraph

LOCATION

Cheek by Jowl will perform Cymbeline in New York, Paris, Moscow and London. In the Netherlands they will exclusively visit the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague on Thursday 5, Friday 6, Saturday 7 April, 20:15.

Tickets costs € 28, € 26 or € 20, <26 year € 10 (3th balcony).

Reservations:

Box Office: www.koninklijkeschouwburg.nl or 0900 3456789 (10cpm).