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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on general release. The Trial on tour in the UK. Shakespeare's Villains on tour. A new play Six Actors in Search of a Director. West on DVD. A workshop in London. Tales from an Actor's Life, a new autobiography. Let me know of other performances (Britain, Europe, USA, elsewhere, professional, fringe and amateur) and I will mention them. Also your reviews or opinions are welcome: click here. Last update 22 Jan 2012.
Shakespeare's Villains in Wolverhampton, UK
Shakespeare's Villains is on 8- 9 Feb 2012 at the Arena Theatre. Click on the image for more details.
Tales from an Actor's Life
More reflections by Steven are now available. "Acting must be one of the strangest professions since the rules are so flexible and few can agree even on the simplest of them". 208 pages. Recommended. You can order the book here.
The Trial on tour in UK
Blackeyed Theatre Company present The Trial. The director is Ella Vale, designer Victoria Spearing, costume designer Hannah Gibbs and lighting designer Charlotte McClelland. The cast are Derek Elwood, Nadia Morgan, Robert Snell, Paul Taylor, Simon Wegrzyn. It is on at: 24- 25 Jan 2012 Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple "The Trial is the story of Joseph K, an estranged citizen who finds himself the victim of anonymous governing forces beyond his control. Deceived by authoritarian power, he is relentlessly hunted down for a crime that remains nameless. Finding himself arrested and awaiting trial, K sinks deeper and deeper as he tries to escape through twists and turns that are at once shocking, thrilling and funny. More than forty years after its first performance, Steven
Berkoff’s brilliant adaptation of Franz Kafka’s masterpiece has become a classic
work of twentieth century theatre and a widely studied syllabus piece. Kafka’s
universal parable about the human condition is retold in Berkoff’s startlingly
original, fresh and endlessly surprising play, brought back to the stage in
Blackeyed Theatre’s trademark ensemble, physical theatre style to create an
inspiring and unforgettable piece of theatre."
An Evening with Steven Berkoff
Shakespeare's Villains
West on DVD
West is available on DVD. It is the 1984 Channel 4 adaptation. The DVD includes interviews with Steven Berkoff and members of the cast. DVD Region 0 (all regions), approx 198 minutes. Click on the image to buy.
New play: Six Actors in Search of a Director Steven Berkoff's new play is Six Actors in Search of a Director (the title is of course a nod to Pirandello's play). It is "a bird's eye view of the film industry". The try out was in the Odyssey Theatre is LA, USA, on 6 Mar 2011. It was directed by Berkoff and the actors were Jan Broberg, Oliver Cowley, Paul Darrigo, Courtney DeCosky, Jase Lindgren, Elizabeth Southard and Michael Tatlock. Thanks to Kari for the information.
Berkoff workshop in London, UK
A workshop on Berkoff and Godber by Mandy McKenna. "This brand new workshop provides tasks and exercises to introduce Physical Theatre techniques and develop an understanding of Expressionism and Total Theatre in Steven Berkoff and John Godber’s early work. Total Theatre uses all aspects of theatrecraft to engage the senses and the imagination of the audience. Godber’s early work is influenced by his interest in the powerfully stylised, anti-realistic styles of acting of German Expressionism and the work of Berkoff. Both practitioner's styles are rooted in extreme expressions of theatricality with the actor at the centre of performance. These practitioners give opportunities to play big and bold - to take the space, stretch the body and voice in a way which leads to developing stage confidence and presence." It is at the Toynbee Studios, London on 10 Mar 2012. Click on the image for more details.
Films and DVDs
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The remake of a Swedish film and Stieg Larsson's novel by David Fincher with Daniel Craig (taking time off from James Bond) and Rooney Mara. Journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara)- with tattoos- investigate a disappearance years ago.
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The Trial in London, UK
WorkSpace Productions present The Trial at The Space in London on 19- 21 Jan 2012. "a fast-paced, ensemble-delivered and darkly humorous look into K’s unsettling crusade for justice."
Oedipus and the Astronaut
A podcast Oedipus and the Astronaut from The Stage. "As they rehearse a new production of Oedipus, which opens at the Liverpool Playhouse this week, writer/director Steven Berkoff and leading actor Simon Merrells talk to Maria Hodson about working together again, Merrells having played Terry Malloy in Berkoff’s rendition of On the Waterfront at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket". Click on the image for the podcast.
The Passenger in London, UK Antonioni's 1975 film with Steven Berkoff is at the Riverside Studios in London on 13 Jan 2012. "David Locke (Jack Nicholson), a disillusioned television journalist covering current affairs in Africa, impulsively decides to exchange identities with an acquaintance he finds dead in a Saharan hotel room. A haunting, suspenseful and subtle study of psychological and spiritual disenchantment".
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