"Mixing a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic"

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<p> In 2011-12 we are touring a brand new production of Henry V and a re-visiting of our acclaimed 2005 production of The Winter's Tale. </p>

The Winter's Tale and Henry V 2011/12 UK and International Tour

In 2011-12 we are touring a brand new production of Henry V and a re-visiting of our acclaimed 2005 production of The Winter's Tale. 

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<p> We want to rediscover Shakespeare simply by doing the plays as we believe they should be done: with great clarity, speed and full of as much imagination in the staging as possible. We don’t want to make the plays ‘accessible’, as this implies that they need ‘dumbing down’ in order to be understood, which they don’t. We want to continue to take our work to as many different kinds of audiences as possible, and so to grow as artists and people. We are hungry for more opportunity to explore the richness of Shakespeare’s plays and, if we keep doing this with rigour and invention, then I believe the company, and I hope our audiences too, will continue to grow..</p>

About Propeller by Artistic Director, Edward Hall

We want to rediscover Shakespeare simply by doing the plays as we believe they should be done: with great clarity, speed and full of as much imagination in the staging as possible. We don’t want to make the plays ‘accessible’, as this implies that they nee...

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<p> Propeller is an all-male Shakespeare company which seeks to find a more engaging way of expressing Shakespeare and to more completely explore the relationship between text and performance.</p> <p> Mixing a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic, they have been influenced by mask work, animation and classic and modern film and music from all ages.</p>

Propeller

Propeller is an all-male Shakespeare company which seeks to find a more engaging way of expressing Shakespeare and to more completely explore the relationship between text and performance. Mixing a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic, t...

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<p> Pocket Propeller is the ideal introduction not only to Shakespeare, but to the thrill and excitement of theatre. Pocket Comedy is a sixty-minute version of Propeller’s critically-acclaimed production of The Comedy of Errors, especially devised for young audiences.</p> <p> Touring 26 September to 4 November 2011.</p>

Pocket Comedy

Pocket Propeller is the ideal introduction not only to Shakespeare, but to the thrill and excitement of theatre. Pocket Comedy is a sixty-minute version of Propeller’s critically-acclaimed production of The Comedy of Errors, especially devised for young audiences....

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Latest News

  • Monday, 16 January, 2012

    Propeller are recruiting a Development Manager

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  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2012

    Edward Hall - video interview

    Check out this new interview with Edward Hall on Propeller's Henry V and The Winter's Tale as the productions head off on a UK and international tour in 2012.

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  • Thursday, 15 December, 2011

    The Winter's Tale begins rehearsals

    Following a very succesful trip to Girona where Propeller performed Henry V, the company have now returned to their rehearsal base in Clapham to start work on The Winter's Tale. I...

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