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Shylock
Photograph Roger Llewellyn
gareth armstrong
Text-based: dense

SIZE OF COMPANY
1–2 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Gareth Armstrong

ARTISTIC POLICY
Gareth Armstrong brings his worldwide experience as a Shakespeare practitioner to explore the Bard’s major and most controversial characters. Combining the intimacy of solo performance with theatricality, the work celebrates the genius of Shakespeare from intriguing new perspectives. Work is conceived and designed for touring.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'An exceptional piece of theatre. Everyone should see it.' The Independent on Sunday (Shylock)

'Gareth Armstrong’s virtuoso performance… is a marvellous exploration of the universally despised Jew.' New York Observer (Shylock)

'It is theatre for thinking men and women, it is theatre of the imagination.' Kurier, Vienna (Shylock)

CURRENT PRODUCTION
Shylock Written and performed by Gareth Armstrong, this award-winning play confronts and confounds the stereotypes of drama's most famous Jew. Celebrating the richness of Shakespeare's language and conjuring up a whole cast of real and imaginary characters; this is a fascinating exploration of Shylock and his people. (90 mins with interval, 1 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
JUDAS! The name is synonymous with infamy – the ultimate traitor. But without the betrayer could we to celebrate the betrayed? The first Judas confronts his successors, from the backstabbing of Brutus to the blacklisting after Elia Kazan. In this hard hitting exploration of morality and the moralisers Judas stakes his claim to an essential role in the human story. (90 mins, optional interval, 1 on the road)

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Singapore,(Shylock) USA (Hand in Hand to Hell), Malta (Shylock)
2005 Armenia, China, USA (Shylock), India (The Tempest)
2004 Canada, Italy (Shylock), USA (Shylock, Hand in Hand to Hell)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
From April 2007.