Being deaf doesn’t define all that I am as a person, and I don’t want it to define the roles I play, says actor Genevieve Barr.
When you meet the playwright and director Anthony Neilson, he tells you all the reasons you should not work with him. He is quite emphatic when he tells you that he inspires a searing loathing from actors who are subjected to his rehearsal process. Anthony takes a group of actors and an original premise and carves out a play over the course of six weeks. It is the very essence of live theatre – much is improvised and quite often actors are given rewrites just hours before coming on stage.
Having just been in his new play Unreachable at the Royal Court, I know Anthony’s warning is not wrong...Keep reading on The Guardian
When you meet the playwright and director Anthony Neilson, he tells you all the reasons you should not work with him. He is quite emphatic when he tells you that he inspires a searing loathing from actors who are subjected to his rehearsal process. Anthony takes a group of actors and an original premise and carves out a play over the course of six weeks. It is the very essence of live theatre – much is improvised and quite often actors are given rewrites just hours before coming on stage.
Having just been in his new play Unreachable at the Royal Court, I know Anthony’s warning is not wrong...Keep reading on The Guardian