Wed 9 Nov 7.30pm
A Radical Classic™ from the Volcano Theatre Company back-catalogue, remade for 2016. It is 18 years since Swansea-based Volcano Theatre premiered its breathtakingly original version of Macbeth, subtitled ‘Director’s Cut’. With its ‘libidinous’ choreography by Nigel Charnock, its strobe-and-thrash-metal descent into chaos after the murder of Duncan and its visual references to the sordid crimes of Fred and Rose West, it was universally acknowledged as an extraordinary performance, and elicited strong responses on every part of the spectrum from awe to outrage.
Tickets for School of Arts students – £6.50
Book through Gulbenkian Ticket office in person or phone 01227 769075
Sun 6 Nov 2pm – Followed by conversation in cafe with the Royal Opera House Student Ambassador for University of Kent.
At the height of the Russian Revolution the royal family were executed, but afterwards a young woman appeared – apparently a surviving royal princess, the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Known as ‘Anna Anderson’, she couldn’t remember her past and she was presumed to be an imposter. Many wanted to forget the massacre and the Revolution; many believed, or hoped, that a princess could have survived, a remnant of the old world. One of Kenneth MacMillan’s first creations on becoming Director of The Royal Ballet in 1970, Anastasia is a dramatic and haunting exploration of Anna’s nightmare of memory and identity.
ROH Student Scheme – Sign up to get 2 tickets for £10 to Royal Opera House Screenings at Gulbenkian. Visit the Royal Opera House Students – University of Kent Facebook page for more information and other perks of the scheme: https://www.facebook.com/ROHStudentsUKC/?fref=ts