SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Playwright Leo Butler talks to Aleks Sierz about his new work, One of These Days, a play commissioned by the RSC as part of the Complete Works Festival. Inspired by readings of The Tempest, the play is an epic and brutal journey into occupied Ireland during the eighteenth century. Knowing that her soldier lover is leaving for England, a local woman unleashes a sequence of events that will result in tragedy for both of their children. Butler shows what happens when a violent foreign power is in intimate and callous contact with the primitive heart of an ancient society.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio; Multimedia

Recording date

4 Mar 2008

Duration

42 mins

Credits

Contributor

Aleks Sierz; Leo Butler

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

Related items

One of These Days

Notes

Notes

Recordings can be listened to online at the Theatrevoice archive: http://www.theatrevoice.com/the_archive/. Site accessed 11/2008.

General

Theatrevoice is a website for audio content about British theatre, and features journalists from across the UK as well as press and practitioners from across the theatre industry. It was set up in 2003 to see if theatre could be talked about in a new way: allowing critics to be more expansive than the usual space constraints of the print media allowed. In 2008, V&A Theatre Collections and Rose Bruford College, London agreed to support the site in partnership. (http://www.theatrevoice.com/about_us/, accessed 7/2010)

History

The play was directed by Ramon Gray at the Tricycle Theatre.

Online Availability

Online URL

www.theatrevoice.com

Production Company

Name

Theatrevoice

Email

info@theatrevoice.com

Web

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Notes

Theatrevoice is the leading online site for audio content about British theatre.