MAKING MISCHIEF: CASTING, EVENTS AND EDINBURGH TRANSFER ANNOUNCED
The Royal Shakespeare Company today announces further details for the first new work festival in the newly opened Studio at The Other Place; ‘Making Mischief’ led by Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman. This month-long festival features new commissions by some of today’s most exciting playwrights who are challenging and questioning our society with bold new work.
- Casting is announced for Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier and Always Orange
- Details are announced for a series of accompanying talks and events, asking: what is unsayable in the 21st century?
- The award-winning Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, makes its Scottish premiere at the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Casting for new commissions
Full casting is announced for the two new plays making their premieres at ‘Making Mischief’ Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier, by Somalia Seaton, and Always Orange, by Fraser Grace. The plays are cross cast with the company of six actors, with a joint press night on Saturday 30 July.
Directed by Nadia Latif, Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier casting includes: Donna Banya (Aisha), Bally Gill (Chorus), Laura Howard (Hawkins), Tyrone Huggins (Chorus), Syreeta Kumar (Shabz), Ifan Meredith (Archie / Chorus).
Directed by Donnacadh O’Briain, Always Orange casting includes: Donna Banya (Amna), Bally Gill (No Name 1), Laura Howard (Delores / Jackie), Tyrone Huggins (Farouk / Mr Ibrahim), Syreeta Kumar (Rusha), Ifan Meredith (Joe).
These plays will be performed alongside Cleanbreak’s critically acclaimed one woman show Joanne, performed by Tanya Moodie, and Alice Birch’s award-winning Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, directed by Erica Whyman.
Events programme
An exciting programme of events accompanies the Making Mischief Festival productions, including director and writer talks, conversations, and sharing of research and development work, allowing audiences a variety of ways to engage in the festival’s provocation: What is unsayable in the 21st century?
Among the highlights from this programme is Making a Scene, where RSC Honorary Associate Artist David Edgar speaks to award-winning playwright Alice Birch about her favourite scenes from Shakespeare, and where she finds inspiration for her work. A prolific playwright, David Edgar’s association with the RSC (like Alice Birch’s) began at The Other Place, when his award-winning play Destiny was staged there in 1976.
Revolt. She said. Revolt Again. at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Alice Birch’s acclaimed play, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again., directed by RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman, will make its Scottish premiere this Summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Revolt will perform in The Other Place as part of Making Mischief festival Tuesday 2 August to Saturday 13 August. It will then transfer to the Traverse Theatre, with performances beginning Wednesday 17 August.
Revolt. She said. Revolt again. made its debut as part of the 2014 Midsummer Mischief Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, transferring to the Royal Court Upstairs and was recently produced at New York’s Soho Rep. After its Edinburgh run it will transfer to the Shoreditch Town Hall in London.
For further information, please contact Amy.belson@rsc.org.uk on 01789 412622 or Siobhan.palmer@rsc.org.uk on 01789 403667
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Notes to Editors
MAKING MISCHIEF EVENTS DETAILS
ALWAYS ORANGE AND FALL OF THE KINGDOM – WRITER AND DIRECTOR TALK
Friday 29 July, 5.30 – 6.30pm
Tickets £5
Studio Theatre @The Other Place
Writers Fraser Grace and Somalia Seaton discuss their plays with Directors Nadia Latif and Donnacadh O’Briain
REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN - WRITER AND DIRECTOR TALK
Thursday 4 August, 5.30 – 6.15pm
Tickets £5
Studio Theatre @The Other Place
Director, Erica Whyman, and Writer, Alice Birch, discuss Revolt. She said. Revolt again.
MAKING A SCENE
PLAYWRIGHTS TODAY: ALICE BIRCH
Saturday 13 August, 11.30am
Tickets £5
Studio Theatre@The Other Place
David Edgar talks to Alice Birch about her favourite scenes from Shakespeare and where she finds inspiration in his work.
A CONVERSATION: REBELLION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT
Saturday 13 August, 6 - 7pm
Tickets £5
The Michel Saint-Denis Rehearsal Room @ The Other Place
A conversation about the themes of fear and power, connecting the Making Mischief Festival to the Shakespeare plays currently in rep at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
A CONVERSATION: SPEAKING THE TRUTH
Saturday 20 August, 11am – 12.30pm
Tickets £5
Studio Theatre @ The Other Place
Who is given the platform to speak the truth?
THE PIONEERS – A SHARING OF WORK
Friday 26th August at 3pm
Tickets £5
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Rehearsal Room at The Other Place
A chance to look inside the engine room of the RSC and watch a work-in-progress sharing of Research and Development project The Pioneers. See how the creative team tackle the story of three pioneering women who crossed the Himalayas in a Land Rover in their husbands’ long johns in 1958.
FESTIVAL DATES
Always Orange and Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the foot Soldier
Making Mischief Festival, Stratford-upon-Avon: Playing in rep Wednesday 27 July – Saturday 27 August, with press performances on Saturday 30 July at 7.45pm and 9.15pm.
Revolt. She said. Revolt again.
Making Mischief Festival, Stratford-upon-Avon: Tuesday 2 August – Saturday 13 August
Edinburgh Fringe, Traverse Theatre: Wednesday 17 – Sunday 28 August
Shoreditch Town Hall, London: Wednesday 31 August – Saturday 17 September
Joanne
Making Mischief Festival, Stratford-upon-Avon: Thursday 11 August – Friday 12 August
Booking
Tickets for all ‘making Mischief’ shows and events are available from the RSC box office. Tickets are £15 for each play. You can buy two plays for £25 (saving £5), three plays for £35 (saving £10) and four plays for £45 (saving £15).
The multi buy offer is not available online. Please call the Box Office on 01789 403493. Tickets must be purchased in a single transaction.
Visit https://www.rsc.org.uk/making-mischief to purchase tickets for the plays.
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at Edinburgh Festival
Preview tickets: £14.50 / £8.50
Tickets: £20.50 / £15.50
To book call 0131 228 1404 or online at www.traverse.co.uk
BP 16-25 Tickets
The BP £5 ticket scheme and BP Shakespeare Pass for 16 – 25 year olds gives access to £5 tickets for all RSC productions in Stratford-upon-Avon. BP £5 tickets are also available for RSC productions in London or on tour. Tickets can be booked in advance on the phone, online or in person for performances in Stratford-upon-Avon and in London.
Supporters
The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and THE KOVNER FOUNDATION.
The work of the RSC Literary Department is generously supported by THE DRUE HEINZ TRUST.
The Other Place has been made possible thanks to the support of private and public funders, including very generous donations from ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BACKSTAGE TRUST, J PAUL GETTY JR CHARITABLE TRUST and a new creative partnership with the University of Birmingham, Founding Partner of The Other Place.
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