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| When |
24 and 25 February |
| Where |
Hilton Colombo Garden (ballroom entrance) |
| Time |
1830 |
| Admission |
Tickets - Rs 300/- and Rs 150/- (for students) |
Shortened to just one hour, this version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet arises out of a five-week workshop focusing on developing skills for actors in voice and approaches to classical text.
The ensemble telling of this well-known story will use Shakespeare’s text in English and in Sinhala translation. The cast, of mainly young actors, come from both English and Sinhala speaking theatre traditions. The resulting outdoor production will be bold, energetic and hard hitting.
Note for the audience
Please be prepared to move around during the show. Therefore, you will need to wear sensible footwear for a garden! Bringing a blanket might be a good idea if you want to sit on the grass. A limited number of chairs can be provided for those less firm of foot.
The Hilton Garden performance will be followed up by performances at outstation schools and British Council Regional English Support Centres.
For more information please email info.lk@britishcouncil.org
The director of these projects William Scott Richards, has been training actors for over 12 years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) as well as directing and teaching internationally.
He has directed for the BBC, in the West End and Regional Theatres in the UK. As voice and text coach, he has worked for Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, within opera for Royal Opera House and English National Opera; within dance for CandoCo and DV8. Recently, he was the director of training for Billy Elliot the Musical in London.
The project has been directed by William Scott Richards who has a background training actors at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for over 12 years and directing in UK Regional Theatres, the West End and for the BBC. He teaches internationally and has worked as voice and text coach with The Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre and with companies such as CandoCo and DV8 Physical Theatre
He worked in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s and 1990’s on theatre projects with actors and teachers.
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