Propeller is an all male Shakespeare company that mixes a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic. We look for as many ways as possible to inform the physical life of the production with the poetry of the text, and we give as much control as possible to the actor in the telling of the story. I find it hard to describe Propeller when we are in between shows, as I become aware of our identity only when looking at our work, which I hope changes all the time. We want to rediscover Shakespeare simply by doing the plays as we believe they should be done: with great clarity, speed and full of as much imagination in the staging as possible. We don’t want to make the plays ‘accessible’, as this implies that they need ‘dumbing down’ in order to be understood, which they don’t. We want to continue to take our work to as many different kinds of audience as possible, and so to grow as artists and people. We are hungry for more opportunity to explore the richness of Shakespeare’s plays and, if we keep doing this with rigour and invention, then I believe the company, and I hope our audiences too, will continue to grow. (Edward Hall, Director Propeller).
At Teatro Grassi, Propeller will perform "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Twelfth Night" in its very unique style.

Dates:

23-27 May 2007
(23-25-27 May, The Taming of the Shrew)
(24-26-27 May, Twelfth Night)

Venue:   Milan

Teatro Grassi, Via Rovello 2

Information:

tel. 848800304