Nineteen;twentynine

[http://www.nineteentwentynine.co.uk/ nineteen;twentynine] is a young British theatre company.

The company was formed in 2005 by artistic directors Felix Mortimer and Susanna Davies-Crook.

Productions

Listed below are productions by nineteen;twentynine: [ [http://www.nineteentwentynine.co.uk/ nineteen;twentynine official website ] ]

* "Blasted" USA, in pre-production (2008)nineteen;twentynine's adaptation of Sarah Kane's seminal 1995 play Blasted premieres at [http://www.themosser.com/ The Mosser Hotel] in San Francisco on 19th June 2008.The US production is held in association with [http://www.sffringe.org/ EXIT Theatre] . [ [http://www.nineteentwentynine.co.uk/ nineteen;twentynine official website ] ]
* "Blasted" UK (2008)This adaptation of Sarah Kane's play Blasted was performed in the Queens Hotel in Leeds in conjunction with the West Yorkshire Playhouse [ [http://www.wyplayhouse.org/events/event_details.asp?event_ID=619 West Yorkshire Playhouse] ] The Guardian's theatre critic Lyn Gardner called the production an "inspired idea" [cite news |first=Lyn |last=Gardner |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Blasted Review |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0,,2258180,00.html |work=The Guardian |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-30-04 ] and it formed part of a national debate about subversion of theatrical space [cite news |first=Lyn |last=Gardner |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Checking Out Hotel Drama |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/01/checking_out_hotel_drama.html |work=The Guardian |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-30-04 ] , which culminated in artistic director Felix Mortimer responding in The Guardian. [cite news |first=Felix |last=Mortimer |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Last Word |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2260205,00.html |work=The Guardian |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-30-04 ] . The production ran in February 2008.
* "Lazarus" (2007)This site-specific promenade piece encompassed three locations. The action began in St George's Fields cemetery, and ended at DN:10 Railway Arches beneath Leeds Railway Station. Audiences were transported between the locations by doubledecker bus. The play was a hybrid of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and the life of Sylvia Plath. [ [http://www.nineteentwentynine.co.uk/ nineteen;twentynine official website ] ] The production ran in March 2007.
* "Dr Faustus" (2006)This adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's play The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was performed in the oak lined Special Collections room at the University of Leeds's Brotherton Library in England. The production ran in May 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.nineteentwentynine.co.uk/ nineteen;twentynine official homepage]