24 - 29 Nov  |  For ages 11+

Shared Experience, Nottingham Playhouse & West Yorkshire Playhouse present

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

By Bertolt Brecht
In a new translation by Alistair Beaton

A vivid new version of Brecht’s masterpiece featuring a remarkable musical score performed live by a superb ensemble of actors and a community choir (See the BBC news report on the community choir).

The city burns in the heat of civil war and a servant girl sacrifices everything to protect an abandoned child. But when peace is finally restored, the boy’s mother comes to claim him. Calling upon the ancient tradition of the Chalk Circle, a comical judge sets about resolving the dispute. But in a culture of corruption and deception, who wins?

Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century.

Shared Experience has captivated audiences the world over with its productions, fusing stunning visual imagery with its powerful physical style. Recent Shared Experience works include War and Peace, Jane Eyre, A Passage to India and Kindertransport.

The award-winning writer Alistair Beaton wrote the bitingly witty stage play Feelgood and the celebrated TV dramas The Trial of Tony Blair and A Very Social Secretary.

‘Those who have seen its thrilling productions are unlikely to forget Shared Experience’ Daily Telegraph

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PERFORMANCES OF THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE ARE NOW SOLD OUT.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF RETURNS, PLEASE CALL THE BOX OFFICE ON 020 7645 0560

View a video clip of the Leeds auditions for the Caucasian Chalk Circle community chorus on YouTube. Visit www.sharedexperience.org.uk for more details plus podcast interviews & more.

There will be a post-show talkback after the performance on Thursday 26 November.

 FREE Amnesty panel discussion

Shared Experience will be also holding a FREE after-show panel discussion on 27 November . The panel will include Shared Experience and Amnesty International representatives, who will discuss the meaning of the play itself, its relevance to real-world problems past and present, and what we need to do to make the law fair in places where corruption and injustice are still a part of daily life. Check details with the Box Office when booking tickets.

 

A STAGETEXT captioned performance will take place on 27 November at 7.30pm