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Forests

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The REP joins forces with internationally renowned director Calixto Bieito, Barcelona Internacional Teatre and the RSC to present an original play inspired by Shakespeare’s references to forests throughout his work, in a Dante-esque journey through life, paradise, hell, truth and lie.

With a cast of English and Catalan actors led by the great Catalan actor Josep Maria Pou, Calixto Bieito will show, through plays such as Timon Of Athens, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, Macbeth and As You Like It, a “forest” which represents a place for the getaway, a punishment or sentence, and, sometimes, a place for shelter and redemption.

Calixto Bieito is no stranger to Birmingham audiences, having previously directed Hamlet and Celestina at The REP, both of which stimulated controversy and earned critical acclaim. One of the most prominent and sought after directors in Europe, Calixto’s re-workings of the classics test boundaries and provoke reaction with their spellbinding and passionate vitality.

In addition to the performances in Birmingham as part of the World Shakespeare Festival, Forests will tour to London, Barcelona and other European venues.

Performed in Catalan and English with subtitles

31 August 2012 –15 September 20122012-08-31T19:30:00Z2012-09-15T21:20:00Z

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The Old Rep Theatre

The Old Rep Theatre
Station Street
Birmingham

B5 4DY Birmingham GB

0121 605 5116

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