Press
15 July 2010
PRESS RELEASE
Tangram Theatre Company presents a new version of Lope de Vega’s FUENTE OVEJUNA - A pastoral tragicomedy with songs, romance and lynching
Aug 9 - 28 August 2010
Southwark Playhouse: www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
FUENTE OVEJUNA, a new version of Lope de Vega’s Golden Age masterpiece, opens at the Southwark Playhouse on 13 August with previews from 9 August.
In 1472, the villagers of Fuente Ovejuna stood up to a tyrant and inspired a nation. Famous for its revolutionary fervour and bucolic joy, Fuente Ovejuna is one of the great works of the Spanish Golden Age.
With an eleven strong ensemble of London’s finest actors on a bare stage, live music every night, audience interaction and an irreverent selection of props including frisbees, water-bombs and toilet fresheners, we welcome you to the village of Fuente Ovejuna where it’s all about to kick off!
Director/Writer Daniel Goldman and Tangram return to the Southwark Playhouse for the first time since their award-winning Richard III (2007) to present the first London revival of Lope’s world classic since the National’s Olivier award-winning production of 21 years ago.
Daniel Goldman, Tangram Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, is one of the brightest emerging directors currently working in London. He has directed a succession of hit shows including Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis (5 Stars Time Out Critics Choice, Old Red Lion transfer to Arcola), Crunch! (Total Theatre Award Nomination, International Tour & West End), Richard III (Winner of the Better Bankside Shakespeare Award, Southwark Playhouse), Penelope Skinner’s debut play Fucked (5 Stars Time Out Critics Choice, Old Red Lion, Assembly Rooms Transfer), Almost 10 (Stage Award Nomination for Best Solo Performance). Daniel was also a winner of a Company of Angels Directors Award, runner up in the JMK Award 2007 and a runner up in the Jerwood Directors Award 2009. His plays include Crunch! and adaptations of Almost 10, The Dragon and now Fuente Ovejuna.
Tangram Theatre Company is one of the most exciting theatre companies in the UK to have emerged in the past 5 years. With 9 hit shows to its name and with a constantly evolving artistic policy and a reputation for versatility, excellence and irreverence, the Fuente Ovejuna project will be Tangram’s most ambitious show yet.
N.B. As this production invites the audience to join in the playfulness of the actors and become co-villagers of Fuente Ovejuna, we recommend you dress accordingly. You may, of your own free will, decide to get dirty and/or wet during the show.
Reviews for previous Tangram Shows.
“Tangram have achieved a rare trick… An essential experience.”
Time Out Critic’s Choice (4.48 Psychosis)
“It is hard to overstate the sense of fun that permeates the show.” British Theatre Guide (Crunch!)
“A breathtaking example of gritty realism at its best.”
Fest Magazine (F**ked)
“Pitch Perfect... Smooth-as-silk theatre.”
The Stage Must See (Almost 10)
FUENTE OVEJUNA
Directed and written by Daniel Goldman
Dramaturgy by Carolina Ortega
Cast includes Geoffrey Breton, Hannah Boyde, Johnny Vivash, Katherine Rodden, Martin Aukland, Peter Stickney, Rachel Dale, Richard Cunningham, Rob Mellor, Roberto Cavazos and Anthony Best
Press Night: Friday 13 August
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
FUENTE OVEJUNA
Directed and written by Daniel Goldman for Tangram Theatre Company
9 – 28 August (no performances Sundays)
Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Sat Matinees 3pm Southwark Playhouse, Shipwright Yard, (Corner of Tooley St. & Bermondsey St.), London, SE1 2TF
Nearest Tube: London Bridge
Tickets: £8 / £13/ £18
BOX OFFICE 020 7407 0234
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
For further press information, interviews and review tickets please contact Helen Devine 07880 680535 or on thedevinemsh@yahoo.co.uk