A new era begins in Tricycle Theatre in London Indhu Rubasingham, their first new artistic director in three decades. Their opening match - with Adrian Lester and written by his wife Lolita Chakrabarti - celebrating a 19th century original theatrical
Indhu Rubasingham arrives early at Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, North London - and this is as it should be because it works. Rubasingham has been the artistic director for three months since the resumption of Nicolas Kent, who led the theater for 28 years. It is open friendly, warm and wonderful. Kent admits she is a huge act to follow and still speaks with enthusiasm of their new home - the exotic colors of paint, renovated its bar. But they are, as she knows here to inspect the bar. We are here to meet Adrian Lester and his wife Lolita Chakrabarti, and talk about Red Velvet
, start the game the first season Rubasingham. Lester is a star, and Chakrabarti writing. He could not be more tempting. And now they are there, opening the door to the upstairs room of tricycle maintenance - big, wet evening and the morning rain. Cut a dash and also (Lolita is both a writer and an actress - who first became known as Jamila Blake
Bill ). Lester is dressed in black from head to toe - they smile, and accessible seems a bit pressed for parents
The last time I met Lester was in 2001, when I was about 30 years old and plays Hamlet in the production of Peter Brook. I remember talking almost as much after four and half months, Lila, as the Prince of Denmark. I was worried about not being home more (
Hamlet
layer and change not mix), and said with a laugh, that was fortunate to have "a woman of understanding." A woman that understand today, temporarily separated from domesticity - his daughters are now 11 and eight - and congratulate you for that game extremely accomplished
In theory, I interviewed three people, but we would not be here without quarter - the 19th century African-American Ira Aldridge, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his time and the theme of the room. There is a festive atmosphere here in the attic Tricycle (it feels safe Rubasingham be a good party, and that the same talent must inform your address). And on our merry way we all wish the interview could be meeting and we Aldridge. What was supposed to be? How can we fault of his performance? "His act?" Chakrabarti request.
Aldridge know what it looked like from 1826 James Northcote portrait Manchester Art Gallery. Cream shirt and a white lace handkerchief perfectly sets off her dark skin. He finely curved eyebrows, a sensual mouth, nose distinguished. His face is as if it was normal to be alert - the watchful eye through. But when he played Othello - a stormy sky behind him. In publicity photos, Lester is the same success with suspicious eyes and white tie. And as one of the most talented actors of Shakespeare is the man for the role (although his career includes roles Aldridge never had a stab at - Rosalind in Cheek by Jowl famous of all men As You Like It
Shakespeare and triumphs confidence trickster Mickey Bricks
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Rubasingham explains how the work came about:. "I Lolita 12 years at the national level and became friends, she told me that I was a script about Ira Aldridge, and I was shocked because I had. Makes a degree in theater, but I had never heard of him, he says, with passion, you must know its history told me: "Do not make a script.:. write a play, " is a work that "works on several levels, so I wanted my opening on the tricycle. Part of the political theater and what we can do to make the theater concerned. How he, despite the obstacles, the talent shines through this man -. during a period when slavery still exists in America and we discussed here if you want to get rid of slavery in the colonies - was at the stage of Covent Garden, one of only two rooms to have a Royal Warrant. "
Add to Aldridge, who was born in New York in 1807, became the highest paid actor of Russia. When he died on tour in Poland in 1867 was given a state funeral. "He is a model," says Rubasingham. "Hopefully young people to watch the game and go," Wow, if he can do it ... "They are full of doubts as to whether we belong: are we in or out? "And it is assumed that it will need such Aldridge as she takes on the tricycle (cutting deal with its £ 350,000 grant to start).
She is a woman with a mission, believing in the drawing "people who do not go to the theater. - Do not become a rarefied art form or why taxpayers finance lose" For first time in the history of the tricycle, you must be a Christmas pageant
One monkey do not stop no show , an overhaul of the Thousand and One Nights. But it does not play safe: their season also includes
Paper Dolls , a work that resists paraphrase five immigrant workers who deal with Hasidic Jews (transvestite cabaret in caregivers are his spare time). Conversations with Rubasingham particular multicultural neighborhood Tricycle enthusiasm and willingness to "make the world a smaller place," through theater. A goal can not be said that he shared with Aldridge.
Chakrabarti Lester Aldridge first reading in 1998 and was determined to find out more "I did not know where to start -. Had not then no internet - but he called me" His game is more than a portrait is an exploration of the performance, a
Othello masterful. Lester is coincidental and since it was chosen as Othello in the production of Nicholas Hytner at the National next year. "This is a brilliant way," he said. He described Aldridge as "a case of a man for the abolitionist movement" - as well as being a pioneer of black actors
In a recent interview, Rubasingham, with characteristic humor, overturned a question - be a woman manager, Asia - request to be white men could have an impact on his work as a journalist questioning . We can understand that there may be a limit, laughing, as she says, the frequency at which you want to be questioned about his parents in Sri Lanka. And yet, I put them all, is not there a danger that the treatment of race as an issue is not tilted too far regarding the homogeneity in the roots, history and individual differences mean anything? Here is a play about an extraordinary character - the first to show that being black was not an obstacle to the classic action. Is it fair that his memory still say that there is nothing to discuss?
It is a struggle that we are about to return. But before that, I want to add that I was surprised and amused by the game take on journalism. When you break a Polish journalist in the female locker Aldridge, it becomes: "You exist because I am without me you'd be much less than you already are.". So I ask the trio to name their pet hates reporters' questions - the worst I have been asked. And the conversation is deleted:
IR: My worst is: "How is it being Asian inform your" And I'll tell you why: because that is what always are marked with. All the interviews I've done. I do not know what the answer is. But I came up with a good answer, he said, because I was born in this country, I knew what this meant straddling two cultures, and as director of the ability to be in and outside is good. Title: "Culturally Indhu Rubasingham confused." Culturally I'm confused! Journalists need to find its story, but it's too easy.
And mine is: "What is the feeling of being a black actor" Ira had all his abilities an actor, his supreme skill reduces the color of their skin. I'm bored to death sitting in front of investigators and four or five questions concerning, for example, Peter Brook
Hamlet then: "So ... what? is not black "think: What it takes to sell the piece this way Why, why not take the fact that I was born in a council property, had no contact with Shakespeare, not go to college, got into Rada, left there at an early age ... However, the most interesting thing is: you're brown. This represents a reduction.
LC:
pet-hateMy question is: "What is like being married to Adrian Lester" [Everyone rit.] No, but I am completely reduced. And not just journalists. People come to me in the street and say, "Oh, you're lucky to be married to Adrian Lester."
KK:
this question will have to cross off my list, so ... But in your game, you have the phrase ". I do not know how to handle children many players do - often, however, parents are more demanding than their children. "How is your work / life balance
layers at least not anymore ... However, by working together, we were thrown because Lolita is operating normally when I take the weight of what is happening in the house. But if we keep at a time is more complicated. We could not have done this when the kids were younger.
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