The David Fragments, London 2017
THE DAVID FRAGMENTS after Bertolt Brecht
Greenwood Theatre, Kings College, London 18 July @ 20:15
It's gonna be biblical
Before the plays that made him famous, the young Bertolt Brecht tried to write David, a biblical play which would have no point, no idea... and quite possibly no audience. But in the autumn of 1920, he wasn’t the only young playwright in Munich obsessed with David, and Bathsheba wasn't the only woman on Brecht's mind. What happens when artists, texts, and histories collide is the story of The David Fragments.
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THE DAVID FRAGMENTS after Bertolt Brecht
Greenwood Theatre, Kings College, London 18 July @ 20:15
the English-language premiere of Brecht’s David scenes
translated & directed by Nicholas Johnson
adapted for the stage by David Shepherd and the David ensemble
Before the plays that made him famous, the young Bertolt Brecht tried to write David, a biblical play which would have no point, no idea... and quite possibly no audience. But in the autumn of 1920, he wasn’t the only young playwright in Munich obsessed with David, and Bathsheba wasn't the only woman on Brecht's mind. What happens when artists, texts, and histories collide is the story of The David Fragments.
See Brecht as you've never seen him before. He's got a big mouth.
Press Enquiries Contact: +353 87 640 0445, mstone@tcd.ie (Michael Stone) See facebook.com/thedavidfragments for more.
Translated and performed by kind permission of the Estate of Bertolt Brecht and Suhrkamp Verlag. Supported by the Society for Old Testament Study, Trinity Association and Trust, and the Provost's Fund for the Visual and Performing Arts.
It's gonna be biblical.
