Land Without Words
Ustinov DRAMA
Thursday 23rd – Friday 24th September
Extraordinary, intense, complex and ultimately rewarding, Land Without Words asks the question – How can Art attempt to reflect, represent or respond to the ravages of war?
A western painter and sculptor (in a compelling a performance by Lucy Ellinson) returns from a middle eastern conflict, shocked by her experiences and trying to create new work through Mark Rothko-like abstracts.
Words and artists materials – paint, clay – become the tools of the play. The rythyms and textures of language are crystallized into vivid and sensuous visual imagery. A poetic text is witness both to the horrors of conflict and the need we all have to retell these stories through words and images.
Also being performed at the Whitechapel Gallery, Land Without Words is a rare chance to see a mesmerising British performer in an acclaimed European play. It asks questions of the audience in the same way that contemporary art does. Thought-provoking theatre which is simultaneously a play and a work of art.
Contains brief nudity
Nominated for Best Solo Performance, Stage Awards
“One of the best performers of her generation … Lucy Ellinson is one of those rare talents you’d pay to hear reading the phone book” – Time Out
“Extraordinary. I don’t think I’ve seen a more committed or honest performance” – Guardian
Tickets: £11/£8 discounts
Performance Times
8pm
LITTLE/USTINOV – Films shown at Bath’s independent movie house, the Little Theatre Cinema, to complement the Ustinov’s programme. Filmgoers get a 50% discount on the relevant Ustinov ticket:
Mon 13th Sept 6.30pm
CAMERAMAN
The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Critically acclaimed new documentary on the 20th Century’s most influential cinematographer and painter with celluloid. (The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death). Premiere screening in Bath.