The Big Idea: Collaboration

Rehearsing with Anthony Neilson and a company of writers for one week, each writer will create a thirty minute devised piece. The results will be presented in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs over three nights. There will be a free post show talk with Anthony Neilson and each writer every every show. "I haven't had many theatrical epiphanies but I did have one watching Penetrator at the Old Red Lion ten years ago in 2003. Despite having studied drama at school and university, seeing Penetrator was the first time that I genuinely realised that you could make drama about everyday life and everyday people (it's very different to technically know something and viscerally experience it). It led me to Anthony Neilson's Plays 1 and I've been a fan of his ever since. “The Wonderful World of Dissocia and Get Santa! were two of the best things I've seen at the Royal Court and the way he continues to play with form and narrative is a brilliant gauntlet for people like me who've yet to experiment or rough things up in quite the same way. As such, I can't wait to work with him." DC Moore, Playwright Anthony Neilson's work at the Royal Court includes Narrative, Get Santa!, Relocated, The Wonderful World of Dissocia (winner Best Production in both the TMA and Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland), Heredity, The Lying Kind and The Censor, which won the Writers Guild and Time Out Award. Writers involved include: Thursday DC Moore Cast: Nathaniel Martello-White, JonJo O'Neill, Richard Pyros, Sophie Russell Vivienne Franzmann Cast: Imogen Doel, Noma Dumezweni, Nathaniel Martello-White, JonJo O'Neill, Richard Pyros, Sophie Russell Friday Joel Horwood Cast: Imogen Doel, Noma Dumezweni, Nathaniel Martello-White, JonJo O'Neill, Richard Pyros, Sophie Russell Janice Okoh Cast: Imogen Doel, Noma Dumezweni, Nathaniel Martello-White, JonJo O'Neill, Richard Pyros, Sophie Russell Saturday E V Crowe Cast: Imogen Doel, Noma Dumezweni, Nathaniel Martello-White, JonJo O'Neill, Richard Pyros, Sophie Russell Robin French Cast: Imogen Doel, Noma Dumezweni, Nathaniel Martello-White, JonJo O'Neill, Richard Pyros, Sophie Russell Age Guidance 14+ Late Night Event After the performance on Friday 5th July The Royal Court will be hosting a free gig from Ramshackle Union Band in our Bar & Kitchen from 9.30pm, which all audience members are welcome to attend. For more information click "here": www.royalcourttheatre.com/project/ramshackle-union-band.