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Starting this Saturday!
Factory Plays
A Series of FREE Readings at the Arcola, London (www.arcolatheatre.com).
Supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum
2006 marks the Arcola's fifth anniversary. Until five years ago, the
venue was a clothes factory. To celebrate the heritage of the building,
Blue Hug in association with the Arcola present a programme of readings
which explore the role of the factory in the work of four highly reputed
yet rarely performed international playwrights.
Entry to all the readings is FREE but places are limited, so please call
the box office on 020 7503 1646 to book a place.
Saturday 4th February, 6pm
'The Slackers' by Peter Turrini, translated by Richard S Dixon (Austria)
Directed by Dan Barnard
Laid off from the steel factory despite having won the prize for best
worker, Jack refuses to see the bigger picture that his bosses insist on
talking about. In his attempt to keep body, soul and family together, he
is forced to become an instrument of the system which deprived him of
his livelihood.
Peter Turrini is one of the most important living Austrian playwrights.
A controversial and uncompromising dramatist and social critic, Turrini
has won numerous awards in Austria.
Saturday 18th February, 6pm
'What Happened After Nora Left Her Husband' by Elfriede Jelinek,
translated by Tinch Minter (Austria) Directed by Rachel Briscoe
This radical and provocative sequel to Ibsen's A Doll's House shows Nora
in a challenging world of industry, corruption and ill-fated love
affairs, struggling to define her identity.
Described by the Guardian as "Austria's most distinuguished author",
Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2004. Her novel,
'The Piano Teacher', has been made into a film.
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Dan Barnard
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