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 (Sally 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.
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