Gertrude - The Cry
London theatre news: Tuesday 17 May 2016
London Fringe - New shows
LWL Entertainment Ltd, in association with Theatre N16, have announced the cast for Howard Barker's Gertrude - The Cry, opening at Theatre N16 next month.
Image: Theatre N16
Howard Barker’s Gertrude – The Cry, directed by Chris Hislop, will be heading to Theatre N16 from June 12.
Combining feminism, sex and objectification into his own take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Howard Barker’s Gertrude is a complicated, challenging and utterly filthy play.
It reinterprets Shakespeare’s classic from the perspective of Hamlet’s mother.
Theatre N16 will be playing host to the play's first major London revival since its premiere in 2002, directed by renowned theatre publicist Chris Hislop, assisted by Kim Southey, and produced by LWL Entertainment Ltd, in association with Theatre N16.
The titular Gertrude will be played by Izabella Urbanowicz (Truth and Reconciliation, Royal Court Theatre; The Session, Soho Theatre; Hamlet Peckham, The Bussey Building; What You Will: Pop Up Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s Globe; and The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC/Origin Pictures).
She also currently stars in I’m Not Jesus Christ at Theatre N16, and is looking forward to continuing her relationship with the theatre.
Alongside her will be performing: Alexander Hulme (Abominations, Etcetera Theatre, and The Glass Protégé, Park Theatre) as Claudius, Jamie Hutchins (Hello Norma Jeane, Park Theatre) as Hamlet, Stephen Oswald (Nobody’s Business, King’s Head Theatre) as Cascan, LJ Reeves (Antigone, The Hope Theatre) as Ragusa, David Zachary (The Kissing Dance, Ye Olde Rose and Crowne Theatre) as Albert and Liza Keast as Isola, best known for her regular cabaret performances at the Crazy Coqs, the Pheasantry, the Cellar Door, Leicester Square Lounge and the Battersea Barge.
Gertrude – The Cry will be Chris Hislop’s third Shakespeare pastiche/parody directed after Snoo Wilson’s More Light (“excellent” What’s On Stage) at the Rose Bankside and Andrew Shepherd’s The Shakespeare Conspiracy (“funny, witty, intelligent” Remotegoat) at the Chelsea Theatre.
Venue
Theatre N16
The Bedford Pub
77 Bedford Hill
London SW12 9HD
Dates
12 to 30 June 2016
Tickets
£14 (£10 concessions)
Links
Buy tickets
Theatre N16
About London theatre news from ActDrop
We cover all kinds of news stories about theatre in the London area including items about West End, Fringe, Off West End and other venues, as well as new shows coming to the capital, theatre events like scratch nights, theatre festivals and other interesting theatre news that can't be so easily classified!
We'd love to hear from you if you have a news story we can share with theatre-goers.
Just use this form to contact us.
If you are a producer, PR agent or a representative of a theatre company, we have a special page just for you.
And thanks for visiting ActDrop!