Mash-Up Production
Save Richard
A Deep Dive into a Shakespearean Classic in a State of Emergency
Capacity: 300
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In a society on the brink of collapse, on the verge of an unprecedented economic, political, institutional, and ecological crisis, a group of tenacious actors is trying to survive the chaos—or better yet, to emerge victorious. Even though they were unable to finish their production of Richard III due to budget cuts, even though they were forced to lay off part of the crew, even though they had to reuse the costumes from their previous show—as generous survivors of a world slipping away from them—they will perform! For art, for the love of the craft, and for every other good reason we give ourselves when we’re still searching for our bearings, they’re going to perform, no matter the cost…
In a society on the brink of collapse, on the verge of an unprecedented economic, political, institutional, and ecological crisis, a troupe of tenacious actors tries not only to survive the chaos, but to emerge victorious. Even though they couldn’t complete their production of "Richard III" due to budget cuts, even though they were forced to lay off part of the team, even though they had to salvage old costumes from the previous show, gallantly defying a world slipping through their fingers, they will perform! For art, for the love of the craft, and for any good reason one clings to while still searching for a compass, they will perform, no matter the cost…
Mash-Up Production
L'envers du bocal, 16 ter Rue de la Regratterie, 86000 Poitiers
Phone: +33 7 81 55 46 88
https://mashup-production.fr
cie.mashup.production@gmail.com
Save Richard
Text and Direction: Angélique Orvain / Artistic Collaboration: Pierre Bedouet / Cast: Paul Audebert, Pierre Bedouet, Alexandre Bodin, Sandrine Petit, Héloïse Swartz / Set Design: Tristan Ortlieb / Sound: Amélie Polachowska / Costumes: Janie Le Borgne / Production and Administration: Alison Tirmarche (Mash-Up Production) / Distribution: Fanny Suire (Kiblos).
COPRODUCTIONS: OARA - Office Artistique de la région Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Sur le Pont, CNAREP in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, La Rochelle / Scènes nomades, Brioux-sur-Boutonne / Association Ah?, Parthenay. SUPPORTED BY: Ministry of Culture - DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Ministry of National Education and Youth - FDVA / Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region / Vienne Department / City of Poitiers / City of Saint-Herblain. SUPPORT: ADAMI / Beaumarchais-SACD / La copie privée / Professional Integration Fund of the Bordeaux Aquitaine Higher School of Theater and the Union Higher School of Theater, funded by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine. SUPPORT: La Quintaine, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou / Les Studios de Virecourt, Boivre-la-Vallée / Le Château, CdC4B sud-Charente / Théâtre ONYX, Saint-Herblain / City of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez / Maison des Arts, Brioux-sur-Boutonne / La Boulit’, cultural venue of the MJC Sud Vienne / Réseau 535 - performing arts in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Winner of the 2022 writing grant for public spaces from the Beaumarchais-SACD association.