A split-stage, immersive opera updating Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' through a contemporary lens, as well as a 3500 year old poem by a woman of colour called "The Descent of Inanna." With a new libretto by Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, brought to life by 5 actor-musicians this poetic feast explores the interconnectedness between planes of “Difference” exposed through new ways of listening.
What is sparking dark omens and plots to overthrow the conquering hero? And what will be the result if he is brought down?
Join Icarus Theatre Collective as we inject fresh relevance into Shakespeare’s political thriller by setting it in the near future. We use digital screens and creative graphics to underscore the parallels between the schemers of Ancient Rome, the turmoil of Shakespeare’s England, and the power of fake news to destroy our world today.
Creative Captioning for all performances.
All in original verse.
Running time: 2h30m including 20min interval
With a generous grant from Arts Council England, we are integrating Creative Captioning as a complete design element, building on our success in The Lesson.
"50s Absurdism meets 90s in-yer-face apocalypticism."
A mild-mannered professor takes on a new pupil, and swiftly descends into tyranny, becoming bent on her destruction.
A blistering revival of Icarus’ award-winning dark comedy with a new Creative Captioning process supported by Arts Council England, for both hearing and deaf/HoH audiences.
A comically surreal expose about power, knowledge and those who hoard both.
Premiered at Southwark Playhouse
Emmy Award winning writer Nic Young re-joins Tim Hardy, faculty at RADA who has worked with The Royal Shakespeare Company, in the West End, and starred in major European tours.
New York's wittiest cabaret act - 'How to Be a Bad Girl' chronicles this former classical pianist's delightful descent into the world of smut, booze and burlesque.
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This slick production is perfect for audiences new to Macbeth and those already well acquainted with Shakespeare’s tragedies.
Icarus honours Lovecraft's seminal tale as his Dyer leads us through his discoveries in the Antarctic ice, we question his reliability, his sanity, and then at last even our own place in the order of things.
A company of seasoned classical actors embrace the brutality of the greatest play ever written. A gripping, ensemble style brings exhilaration and violence to the unforgettable music and delicacy of the words.
Icarus brings you one of the earliest challenges to modern patriarchy, a brazen precursor to feminism and gender equality. Recession and economic boom sit side by side in Hedda’s world, antiquated by patriarchal society and made vibrant by Hedda’s lust for life.
Tackling subjects of racism, belonging, and deception, this is a classic take on a poignant tragedy that mercilessly explores every inch of the human condition.
Following on from the success of Macbeth, the highly acclaimed Icarus Theatre Collective presents a bold and exciting new production of Shakespeare’s most tragic tale – Romeo & Juliet.
A powerful production of this haunting classic play about the terrors of becoming an adult.
This slick production is perfect for audiences new to Macbeth and those already well acquainted with Shakespeare’s tragedies.
Do I murder the king now or wait for proof? Are women constant and worthy or flippant and unfaithful? Is life worth living? To be or not to be…
The year is 1786. George III is King. King of England. He has a loving wife; a nation of subjects, a loyal parliament, and the world kneels at his feet.And all is not as it seems.
1918. The rat infested trenches of the Somme. A group of officers prepares for an imminent German attack in a classic story of war and humanity.
Mena Town isn't ready for a seventeen year old cross dressing Debbie Harry, but D doesn't give a shit, he's going to be who he wants to be and no one's getting in his way.
Tackling subjects of racism, belonging, and deception, this is a classic take on a poignant tragedy that mercilessly explores every inch of the human condition.
Winner of the 2003 Olivier Award for best new play, this great show wrenches home the destructive qualities of both love and art and the sacrifices made by those who create it.
First Revival of Pulitzer Prize winning American/Armenian play since the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1983
Relationships are like going on a very long train journey. You have to keep on going till the end; you can't just jump out of the carriage when things get a bit bumpy..
'perhaps merely quiet' defines the betrayal, sacrifice, and helping hands women lend each other to walk a fine line of self within a web of mental illness.
Winner of the Pearson Playwright Award, Pick of the week from ‘The Stage, Aleks Sierz Rogues and Vagabonds & Newsline
Critics choice by Time Out,Robert Shore. Play of the week by The Church of England Newsletter
Our company's inaugural production, this was the first version of The Lesson which we later completely re-made and toured internationally.
