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The Fence
Photograph Robert Workman
the wrestling school

Drama, Theatre, New writing

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale
Minimum stage area 6mx6m

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Howard Barker

General Manager
Chris Corner

ARTISTIC POLICY
The Wrestling School explores the relationship between text and language; performer and audience, and has developed a new form of expression for drama through the work of Howard Barker, drawing audiences into these compelling and exhilarating texts through a total experience of language, sound and image.  

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'The most important buildingless company in Britain.' The Independent

'Ones hands just keep on clapping with applause.' Ekstra Bladet, Copenhagen

'Among the finest sustained pieces of ensemble acting you could hope for.' Adelaide Sunday Mail

CURRENT PRODUCTION
The Seduction of Almighty God By Howard Barker A young priest’s passionate faith provokes anger and fear in an age without belief, cynical and corrupt. Powerful poetic language, provocative ideas and rich, dark humour build a thought-provoking metaphor for anywhere struggling with the rise of extreme faith and the dangerous distorted power it unleashes. Contains strong language and nudity. (100 mins, 8 on stage, 12 on the road)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Pre-show introductory talk by Howard Barker on his work and workshop introducing Howard Barker’s work and the company’s approach to delivering it onstage.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005 France (Animaux En Paradis), Austria (The Fence)
2004–05 France (Gertrude the Cry/He Stumbled), Australia (Victory), Switzerland (The Love of a Good Man)
2003 Denmark (Gertrude the Cry)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
The Seduction of Almighty God available from March 2007.