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Preview by Paul Nelson
THE
Wrestling School will present their new production, at the Riverside Studios
from Tuesday, October 22 to November 2.
Gertrude - The Cry is Howard Barker's startling and revealing response
to Hamlet. This entirely new story exposes the sexual nature of the
crime at the core of Shakespeare's play.
Howard's powerful and poetic language, provocative ideas and rich, dark humour
build a compelling and erotic study of the sexuality and secrecy that seethes
below the surface of Shakespeare's most famous play. In this new world of
Elsinore, Howard Barker defends Hamlet's reviled mother and her adulterous
affair with Claudius, depicting them as lovers driven beyond reason.
In a continually changing world, individual morals must evolve to keep up.
Howard Barker has often sought new moralities in the darker spaces of the
world. Here he turns Shakespeare upside down to reveal the pain of those normally
considered to be guilty.
Gertrude - The Cry shows the essential pity that attaches to the immoral
and bestows on them a form of innocence that challenges the ethics of both
Shakespeare's time and our own.
Howard Barker is at the forefront of British theatre, applauded for his fearless
exploration of the darker side of power, sexuality and human behaviour.
The Wrestling School has a reputation for mounting outstanding productions
of Howard Barker's work, drawing enthusiastic audiences fro all over Europe
into these inspiring plays through a compelling mix of language, sound and
image.
Gertrude - The Cry opened at Kronberg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark on
August 6. Barker's work is highly respected in Denmark. He was recently commissioned
by the National theatres of Denmark and Sweden to mark the opening of the
new bridge connecting the two countries.
After its tour of the UK, Gertrude - The Cry opens in London on October
23.
Gertrude - The Cry by Howard Barker. Presented by The Wrestling School
at Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith. Tickets 020 8237 1111.
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