
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Bertolt Brecht,
translated by Frank McGuinness
28th March - 1st April 2017
The Greenwich Theatre
A girl must make a
choice… to take the child and run, or leave him behind in the fury of civil
war.
Brecht’s thrilling and revolutionary play follows a young girl who makes the biggest decision of her life. Set against the back drop of war and mutiny, Grusha seeks refuge and asylum.
Her crime: saving the son of the fleeing establishment.
Her reward: The Chalk Circle.
This inventive ensemble production draws on Brecht’s pioneering techniques and thrilling text, set to an original score.
Our ★★★★★ production returns for 7 performances only after a sell-out run in 2016 at The Jack Studio Theatre.
★★★★★
“The Caucasian Chalk Circle is an exciting and engrossing piece of theatre…
The overall effect is amazing”
Matthew Pronchick, The Upcoming
Cast;
Grusha – Colette O’Rourke
Simon / Singer – Robert Metson
Aniko / Old Peasant / Woman – Lakesha Cammock
Nanny / Fat Peasant – Elizabeth Appleby
Governor’s Wife / Mother-in-law / Ludovica – Carly Thoms
Adjutant / Inn keeper – Samuel J Weir
Governor / Nephew – George Howard
Azdak / Monk / Corporal – Owen Pullar
Jessup / Shauva – David Thackeray
Fat Prince / Lavrenti / Irakli – Tom Woodward
All other roles played by the company
Creative;
Written by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Frank McGuinness
Adapted and Directed by Ricky Dukes
Designed by Sorcha Corcoran
Costume Design by Rachel Dingle
Lighting Design by Stuart Glover
Sound Design by Neil McKeown
New Songs by Bobby Locke and Neil McKeown
Production Manager – Ina Berggren
Assistant Director – Hannah Boland Moore
Stage Manager - Charlotte Rachel Louise Cooper
Deputy Stage Manager – Ludwig Meslet
Associate Producer – Gavin Harrington-Odedra
Associate Director – Sara Reimers
Casting Director - Benjamin Newsome
Company Photographer – Adam Trigg
Production Graphic Designer – Will Beeston
Production shots of the 2017 company taken by Adam Trigg
★★★★ “Refreshingly accessible and frequently brilliant,
this mesmerising take on The Caucasian Chalk Circle is yet another strong offering from Lazarus Theatre Company.”
Views from the Gods
Dates 27th March - 1st April, Tue - Sat at 7.30pm,
Wed matinee at 1.30pm, Sat matinee at 2.30pm
Venue The Greenwich Theatre
Tickets £17.50, £15.00 (Concessions)
All tickets on Tuesday 27th March just £10
★★★★ “This is Brecht as it should be - loud, large, with a point to make but always in control. A daring, collaborative production and one not to be missed”
Siân Rowland, London Pub Theatres
★★★★ “It doesn’t get much bigger for Brecht fans than
The Caucasian Chalk Circle”
Michael Davis, Female Arts
Film maker Pinny Grylls looks at the theoretical work of Brecht, featuring archive footage from the 2008 National Theatre production of Mother Courage and interviews with this production's creative team including translator Tony Kushner and director Deborah Warner. Archive footage courtesy of The NT.
“Lazarus Theatre Company creates a very urban modern feel to this classic Brecht play… This is a very fine production… Extraordinarily powerful”
Keith Mckenna, British Theatre Guide
★★★★★ Matthew Pronchick, The Upcoming
★★★★★ Micheal Moor, London Theatre 1
★★★★★ Siân Rowland, London Pub Theatres
★★★★ Terry Eastham, London Theatre 1
★★★★ Michael Davis, Female Arts
★★★★ J Waygood, Grumpy Gay Critic
★★★★ Paul Ackroyd, Remotegoat
★★★★ Views from the Gods
★★★★ WestEnd Wilma
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★★★★ “Bold, brisk, and bombastic, Lazarus Theatre’s Caucasian Chalk Circle is as modern and as true a whirlwind of Brecht as you can get”
J Waygood, Grumpy Gay Critic