On Tuesday, August 6th at 9PM, in the venue Between Churches, the William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night will be performed by the York International Shakespeare Festival. It is to be presented to the audience in English.
The International Shakespeare Festival in York was founded in 2014. It strives to make the part of its repertoire the local adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as the international ones. As is highlighted by the festival: “Our goal is to bring to York the various productions of Shakespeare’s works from all around the world, and that including the more radical approaches to his plays. These productions serve as windows into the intricacies of other cultures, with that making it possible for us to understand them more clearly. Shakespeare is a kind of universal language and a sort of a mirror reflecting the nature’s peculiarities. The participations of international artists at the festival and their authentic readings of plays we think we know well, allow us to see a display of different ways of thinking and attitudes in the contemporary world. During the last couple of years, the International Shakespeare Festival hosted different adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays that involved the topics of: race and racism in Poland, feminism in Romania, the different experiences of young people in Spain and the topic of colonization in Honduras.”
The reason behind the festival’s decision to perform specifically the Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night is that now more than ever, the play suits its purpose. It tackles the theme of gender identity, which the younger generations are not shy to present bravely to the audience around the world.
Music for the play: Nick Jones and Philip Parr.
Cast: Tom Morris, Adam Perrott, Jacob Ward, Thomas Jennings, Beatrice Bowden, Livy Potter, Katie Coen, Sonia Di Lorenzo, Nick Jones, Skylar Mabry.
The same night at 9PM, one will have a chance to witness the premiere of the play Favoritism , at the amphitheater of the “Sveta Trojica” Monastery (Stanjevići). The play is adapted and directed by Milan Nešković, in accordance with Branislav Nušić’s play of the same name. The play is the co-production of the “Theatre City” Budva and the Sombor National Theatre. The play Favoritism is the 82nd production of the “Theatre City” and it is important to highlight that this is the first time Nušić is a part of the festival.
Along with Milan Nešković ,who was responsible for the adaptation and direction, the authorial team includes: Biljana Grgur (costume design), Daniela Dimitrovska (scenographer), Duda Buržujka (music for the play), Staša Blečić (stage movement), Dr.Dijana Marojević (stage speech coaching) and Ivan Nikolovski (assistant scenographer).
Cast: Ninoslav Ðorđević, Marija Maša Labudović, Ivana V.Jovanović, Saša Torlaković, Biljana Keskenović, Ana Rudakijević, Lazar Nikolić, Srđan Aleksić, Julija Petković, Miloš Lazić, Stevan Vuković and Staša Blečić.
Transportation will be provided for the play’s audience from the bus stop in front of the “Bracera” hotel at 7.30 PM. It must be highlighted that there are parking spots in the vicinity of the Monastery.
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