Past shows by Blank Theatre Company

• TWO

  April–May 2010

• Macbett

  December 2008
  ‘Both thought-provoking and funny Macbett is a play for our time’ Writing during the Cold War, Eugene Ionesco, the master of absurdism, transforms Shakespeare's sinister tragedy of ambition into a surreal and darkly comic tale for the modern audience. His lively parody is at once a fantastic satire and an angry commentary on 20th century life. Fusing elements of the theatre of the absurd and commedia dell'arte, Macbett will expose the corruptibility of the Everyman in a harrowingly dark, yet sharply comic production.

• Macbeth: The Hour

  October 2005
  “Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.” In a barren, disordered world, Macbeth’s fateful encounter with the witches tempts him into a spiral of murder, deception and death. Returning from a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe with CUADC, Blank Theatre presents a spellbinding new interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Fusing the original verse with a battery of music, rhythm and dance, this vibrant young company creates a unique form of ensemble ‘total theatre’; in one hour Macbeth is re- imagined through a visual language of physical theatre and multimedia, enhancing the clear and entertaining telling of the story. Pace and energy characterises this compelling hour of theatre, combining the ‘sound and fury’ of an original score with exhilarating choreography. Following the success of The Tempest (November, 2004) Blank continues to break new ground in the performance of Shakespeare. "Breathing new and dynamic life into familiar Shakespearean territory." (Steve Waters, Playwright)

• The Tempest

  November 2004
  Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest, is a triumphant comedy of magic, love, and forgiveness. The exiled duke Prospero uses his magic powers to guide his enemies to repentance, his attendants to freedom, and his daughter to marriage. An enchanting classic celebrating some of the most complex and exciting characters Shakespeare has written. HATS and Blank Theatre Company, in association with the Amateur Dramatic Club, join forces to bring to the stage this brilliant play. Blank Theatre Company, Cambridge's first dedicated Theatre in Education company, specialize in infusing the plays of William Shakespeare with a new form of ensemble ‘total theatre’ – utilizing physical theatre, naturalism, mask theatre, puppetry, verse, music, dance and voice – often bringing new and remote forms of international theatre to the stage wherever it advances the clear and entertaining telling of a story. Be moved, be inspired, be entertained. Praise for Blank Theatre: 'Servants and Masters', (Blank’s first production), breathed new and dynamic life into familiar Shakespearean territory through a battery of multimedia, physical theatre and musical techniques – a really exciting and accessible piece.’ (Steve Waters, playwright)