GREEK DEBUT - INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION
Is it possible to have a fresh outlook on life? Is it possible to reach the core of human dignity by observing a person’s life over time? Having presented his latest work, Une mort dans famille, last February in Paris at Ateliers Berthier (Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe), director Alexander Zeldin, a rising star of British theatre, makes his Greek debut, staging The Confessions, a narrative about the life of a woman drawn from conversations with his mother.
Born in 1985 to a Russian-Jew father and an Australian mother, Zeldin has worked in several places, including South Korea, Egypt and the Middle East. In 2011-2014, he worked as assistant to Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne. His trilogy The Inequalities, tackling the dramatic social effects of austerity in Britain, brought him international acclaim.
Written and directed by Alexander Zeldin
Set and costume design Marg Horwell
Movement – Choreography Imogen Knight
Lighting Design Paule Constable
Music Yannis Philippakis
Sound design Josh Anio Grigg
Casting Director Jacob Sparrow
Associate Director Joanna Pidcock
Dramaturgical Support Sasha Milavic Davies
Voice Director Cathleen McCarron
Performers Joe Bannister, Amelda Brown, Jerry Killick, Lilit Lesser, Brian Lipson, Eryn Jean Norvill, Pamela Rabe, Gabrielle Scawthorn, Yasser Zadeh
Production Compagnie A Zeldin / A Zeldin Company
Co-commissioned by The National Theatre of Great Britain, RISING Melbourne, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
Co-production Wiener Festwochen, Comédie de Genève, Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Centro Cultural de Belém, Théâtre de Liège, Festival d’Avignon, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Athens Epidaurus Festival, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d'Europa, Adelaide Festival, Centre Dramatique National de Normandie-Rouen
This Production is supported by Nancy and Michael Timmers, David Schwimmer, Cas Donald, Elisabeth de Kergorlay, Mazdak Rassi and Zanna Roberts Rassi, Andrew and Raquel Segal, Victoria Reese and Greg Kennedy, Studio Indigo Architects & Interior Designers.
Compagnie A Zeldin is supported by the French Ministry of Culture. Alexander Zeldin is an associated artist with National Theatre of Great Britain, Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Centre Dramatique National de Normandie-Rouen.
24 June Post-show talk