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Mnemonic (Methuen Drama)
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A play and production from one of the world's most innovative theatre companies Mnemonic is about memory, people's personal histories, shared memories and discordant recollections - exhuming the past in order to examine it in the present. A variety of stories - from the discovery of bog people like Tollund Man to peoples compulsion to retrace the origins of their ancestors - collide and form a piece of theatre which questions our concept of time, our capacity to distort history and our attempts to retell the past. "An ice-preserved body - from 5,200 years ago - forms the central image of Theatre de Complicite's dazzlingly imaginative meditation on memory and morality. Timely and unforgettable" (Independent) Synopsis:The group Theatre de Complicite is one of the world's most innovative theater companies. Their newest play is a revelation. Place and memory collide while stories that are older than the millennium connect to stories that surround us in everyday life. Synopsis:The group Theatre de Complicite is one of the world's most innovative theater companies. Their previous productions have received lavish critical response when performed in New York and other parts of America. Their newest play is a revelation. Place and memory collide while stories that are older than the millennium connect to stories that surround us in everyday life. Stories of journeys fragment, reflect, reappear and revolve like the act of memory itself. Mnemonic questions our understanding of time, our capacity to distort history and our attempts to retell the past. About the AuthorTheatre de Complicite was founded in 1983 by Simon McBurney, Annabel Arden and Marcello Magni. They have created more than 27 productions, touring to over 180 cities in 41 countries over 4 continents - winning over 25 major international awards. Complicite have worked with a variety of collaborators , crossing different media in pieces that range from adaptations of writings and short stories throu gh reinterpretations of classic texts to major devised pieces such as MNEMONIC. Their recent product ions have included THE STREET OF CROCODILES, THE CHAIRS, THE THREE LIVES OF LUCIE CABROL and THE CAU CASIAN CHALK CIRCLE. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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