OUT OF BLIXEN
2017
created by Riotous Company
in co-production with Print Room at the Coronet
supported by PRS for Music Foundation
World premiere 5-22 April, book tickets
Relaxed performance 15 April, 3 pm
Captioned performance 22 April, 3 pm
Post Show Talk 20 April
Devised and performed by
Director
Dramaturge/Writer
Composer/Sound Designer
Production Designer/Co-Devisor
Light Designer
Aerial Consultant
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Creative Producer
Consultant Producer
Assistant Producer
Associate Props Maker
Associate Costume Maker
Paul Tickell
David Plater
Alex Harvey
Rachel Jamieson
Mia Theil Have
Fenella Dawnay
Kayoko Yamazoe
Emilia Zagnoli
A brand new stage production from Riotous Company, an international collective of artists known for creating playful and unexpected performances that blend physical, aerial, and traditional theatre with storytelling, live music, poetry, dance and striking imagery.
Out of Blixen is inspired by the life and writings of author Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen) widely remembered through Meryl Streep’s portrayal in the Oscar winning film, Out of Africa, Blixen’s memoir of her time in Kenya. Few people know the complex woman behind the myth who wrote some of the most daring Danish fiction of the twentieth century.
Led by artistic director Mia Theil Have, Out of Blixen unites Olivier Award-winning actor and director Kathryn Hunter, who has worked with Complicte, Peter Brook, Robert Lepage, RSC, National Theatre, Royal Court, Peter Greenaway and Mike Leigh; Marcello Magni, Complicite co-founder and pioneer of physical theatre; dramaturg and writer Paul Tickell who also produces and directs dramas, films and documentaries (including South Bank Show and Arena); composer Nikola Kodjabashia, an eminent representative of the East European musical avant-garde whose scores include productions at Donmar Warehouse, National Theatre, Glasgow Citizen's Theatre and Young Vic; and Femi Elufowoju, jr actor and director and founder of Tiata Fahodzi, who's extensive stage work includes seasons at the Royal Court, National Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Royal Exchange, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Soho Theatre and designer Luis F. Carvalho whose designs have been seen at Sadler's Wells, La Scala Milan, Royal Albert Hall and Opera Nacional du Rhin.
Riotous Company is supported by PRS for Music Foundation for Out Of Blixen.