In her protagonist Janina, she gives voice to an otherwise invisible person, a woman, late in life, ignored by authority, with no status, but who in return, guided by her own mysticism ignores the rules and ploughs her own furrow using her invisible footsteps in the snow to solve, or possibly commit a crime. Pity the poor librarian who must figure out which shelf this belongs on. Language: in English with German surtitlesĪ Complicité co-production with Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Barbican London, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Bristol Old Vic, Comédie de Genève, Holland Festival, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, L'Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, The Lowry, The National Theatre of Iceland, Oxford Playhouse and Theatre Royal Plymouth.With a remote snowbound location on the Czech-Polish border and a handful of awkward misfit characters Tokarczuk weaves a spellbinding tale, toying with crime fiction, magical realism, feminist literature and the poetry of William Blake. Thanks The Mirisch & Lebenheim Charitable Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, John Lyon’s Charity, Backstage Trust, Maria Björnson Memorial Fund and the Polish Cultural Institute, London for their generous support of this production and the surrounding education and community projects.Ĭomplicité is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. PR: Kate Hassell and Ben Chamberlain for Bread and Butter Marketing Assistant: Matthew Meldrum for Emma Laugier Marketing Marketing Manager: Suzannah Bowles for Emma Laugier Marketing

Marketing Director: Emma Laugier for Emma Laugier Marketing Production Assistant: James Miller for Great Leap Forward Production Assistant: Sara Cormack for Great Leap Forward Tour Booker: Kayte Potter for Great Leap Forward General Manager: Jennie Green for Great Leap ForwardĪssociate General Manager: Marlous Lang-Peterse for Great Leap Forward Tour Management and Booking - Great Leap Forward Original Video Programming: Salvador Bettencourt ÁvilaĪudio Description Consultant: Benjamin Wilson for Hear the PictureĪudio Describer: Jo Mousley for Hear the PictureĪdditional Video directed by: Adam Smith Video Production Company: Treatment StudioĪnimators: James Rushton, Noah Campeau and Charlie BroomeĬreative Engagement Producer: Rima Dodd (Maternity Cover)Įxecutive Director: Amber Massie-BlomfieldĬreative Engagement Producer: Natalie Raaum (Maternity Leave) Sound Supervisors: Sean Gallacher and Amir Sherhan Video Associates: Jachym Bouzek, Jakub Xiv for MesmerĪssistant Stage Manager: Naomi Ireland-Jones Original Novel Translated by Antonia Lloyd-JonesĬast: Thomas Arnold, Johannes Flaschberger, Amanda Hadingue, Kathryn Hunter, Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer, Weronika Maria, Tim McMullan, César Sarachu, Sophie Steer, Alexander UzokaĪssociate Lighting Designer: Lucia Sánchez Roldán

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