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] as Chaplain, Josephine Welcome as Kattrin, Margaret Robertson as Mother Courage, in '']'' by Bertolt Brecht, Internationalist Theatre]] ] as Chaplain, Josephine Welcome as Kattrin, Margaret Robertson as Mother Courage, in '']'' by Bertolt Brecht, Internationalist Theatre]]
'''Internationalist Theatre''' is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress ]<ref >{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&ei=NnhYXPmrCY_CUujPrIgD&q=South+African+Digest++Internationalist+Theatre+South+African+actress+Angelique+Rockas+all+races+and+nationalities+Genet+The+Balcony+mother+courage&oq=South+African+Digest++Internationalist+Theatre+South+African+actress+Angelique+Rockas+all+races+and+nationalities+Genet+The+Balcony+mother+courage&gs_l=psy-ab.12...19940.46010.0.47929.59.43.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..59.0.0....0.ufflBu-1sXU| title=Angelique Rockas founded Internationalst Theatre all races and nationalities |author=Dirk de Villiers|newspaper=The Star |date=July 1983|pages=66|via=google.com}}</ref> in September 1980.<ref name=conway>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjFaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Internationalist+Theatre%22 |title=British Alternative Theatre Directory|author=Robert Conway|publisher=J. Offord |date= 1988|pages=27–28 |isbn= 9780903931380}}</ref> The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre,<ref> {{cite web|url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lzkOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Angelique+Rockas%22&dq=%22Angelique+Rockas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg0LLdmPjXAhVjI8AKHYyIAyoQ6AEIQzAG/|title=British Theatre directory Internationalist Theatre Entry|author=British Theatre Directory editor|date=1990|work=British Theatre Directory page 336 |via=books.google.co.uk}}</ref><ref>https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583471</ref> with an intention to pursue an ]<ref> Archived Michelene Wandor preview of The Camp, issue 583, p.90, , '']'', 23 October 1981. Retrieved on 2019-02-07 </ref> approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an even mix of performers drawn from different cultural groups".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=second%20show%20by%20genet%20the%20stage%20april%201981&retrievecountrycounts=false |title=The Stage Second show by Genet multi-racial|website=British Newspaper Archive|date=1981-04-09|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> '''Internationalist Theatre''' is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress ] in September 1980.<ref name=conway>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjFaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Internationalist+Theatre%22 |title=British Alternative Theatre Directory|author=Robert Conway|publisher=J. Offord |date= 1988|pages=27–28 |isbn= 9780903931380}}</ref> The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre,<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=lzkOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Angelique+Rockas%22|title=British Theatre directory|date=1990|page=336 |publisher=Vance-Offord (Publications) Limited |isbn=9781870323055|via=books.google.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583471|title=easydb.archive|website=archiv.adk.de|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> with an intention to pursue an ] approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an even mix of performers drawn from different cultural groups", '']'', April 1981.<ref name=conway /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TheStageTheatreNewsOriginal|title=Multi-racial Genet|author=Stage Editorial|date=9 April 1981|work=The Stage|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
⚫ The theatre has received coverage from stage papers around the world.<ref> Archived Dimitris Gionis Eleftherotypia Arts page 1and 2 , ,, "]", 5 August 1992 . And also on .</ref><ref> Archived Aris Papadopoulos Angelique Rockas Internationalist Theatre,Ethnikos Kyrix 1 and 2,, , "]", 31 July 1993. </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/VogueMexcoCoverJuly1992 |title=Vogue Mexico Interview Angelique Rockas Multi Faceted Actress Spanish and English |author=Luis Carlos Emmerich|date=July 1992|work=Vogue Mexico|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesouthafrican.com/angelique-rockas-bold-theatre-pioneer/|title=Angelique Rockas: bold theatre pioneer|author=|date=10 August 2011|work=The South African}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellenism.net/interview_angelique-rockas.html|title=Angelique Rockas|author=Evangelos Kordakis|date=|work=hellenism.net}}</ref> It received charity status in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/InternationalistTheatreCharityRegistrationAngeliqueRockas1986|title=Internationalist Theatre granted Charity status|author=Charity Commission|date=1986|work=|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>


⚫ The theatre has received coverage from stage papers around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/InterviewEleutherotipiaGreeceAngeliqueRockasAugust1992|title=Interview ''Eleutherotipia'' Greece Angelique Rockas |author=Dimitris Gionis|date=August 1992|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/NationalHeraldUSAAngeliqueRockas1005|title= Angelique Rockas 1005|author= Ari Papadopoulos|date=July 1993|work=National Herald USA|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/VogueMexcoCoverJuly1992 |title=Vogue Mexico Interview Angelique Rockas Multi Faceted Actress Spanish and English |author=Luis Carlos Emmerich|date=July 1992|work=Vogue Mexico|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesouthafrican.com/angelique-rockas-bold-theatre-pioneer/ |title=Angelique Rockas: bold theatre pioneer |date=10 August 2011 |work=The South African |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160606160808/http://www.thesouthafrican.com/angelique-rockas-bold-theatre-pioneer/ |archive-date=6 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellenism.net/interview_angelique-rockas.html|title=Angelique Rockas|author=Evangelos Kordakis|work=hellenism.net|access-date=2016-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211054344/http://www.hellenism.net/interview_angelique-rockas.html|archive-date=2015-02-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received charity status in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/InternationalistTheatreCharityRegistrationAngeliqueRockas1986|title=Internationalist Theatre granted Charity status|author=Charity Commission|date=1986|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
⚫ == Performances and reception ==

* ]`s ] <ref>ISNI 0000000463554836 Internationalist Theatre The Camp</ref> an anti-junta protest play which "relentlessly exposes and explores the psychology of fascism ..draws its political paralels by reference to Nazi concentration camps...…it`s incredible theatre: a powerful alternative to the marsh mellow media we usually get fed, ]."<ref >{{cite web | title=The Camp Spare Rib : Viewer | website=JISC Journal Archives | url=https://data.journalarchives.jisc.ac.uk/britishlibrary/sparerib/view?volumeIssue=33313337323334343737%2333383234353738313239$%23313135&journal=33313337323334343737%2333383234353738313239 | access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>The BBC Latin American Service commented on "espectacular debut... excelentemente actuado... Emma.. al artista humillado y mutilado por la repression ...es en
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definitiva el grito primordial de Gambaro en esta impactante obra " (translation Emma .. the artist humiliated and mutilated by repression ... is the definitive primal cry of Gambaro in this impressive work)<ref> Archived Ann Morey BBC Latin American Service (now BBC Mundo) review pg 1 and 2 ,,
The Internationalist Theatre has put on plays by ] ('']''),<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/FirstPageOfBBCFrenchLanguageReview|title=Why An International Theatre|date=30 June 1981|work=BBC French|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ] ('']''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1950-01-01/1999-12-31?basicsearch=the%20stage%2019%20november%201981%20the%20camp%20new%20internationalist%20ann%20morley%20priestman&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&newspapertitle=the%2Bstage&page=7|title=British Newspaper archive scan of The Stage review of The Camp 10/12|author=Ann Morley-Priestman|date=19 November 1981|work=The Stage|via=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1950-01-01/1999-12-31?basicsearch=the%20stage%2019%20november%201981%20the%20camp%20new%20internationalist%20ann%20morley%20priestman&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&newspapertitle=the%2Bstage&page=6| title = Results for 'the stage 19 november 1981 the camp new internationalist ann morley priestman' {{!}} Between 1st Jan 1950 and 31st Dec 1999 {{!}} The Stage {{!}} Publication {{!}} British Newspaper Archive}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>Notes: The Camp Reviews by ], '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' https://archive.org/details/bbclatinamericanreviewelcampo1_202001</ref>
, 26 October 1981.Retrieved on 2019-02-20</ref>
] ('']''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ScreenshotArtOfFullPageArtOfKeepingAlive|title = The Stage "Art of Keeping Alive" Mother Courage}}</ref><ref>The Evening Standard review https://archive.org/details/standardlettingmothertaketheloades1982may062440000</ref> ] ('']''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/PdfInternationalistLiolaMultiRacialAndMultiNationalJuly1982|title=Deceit in a Sicilian village|author=Harold Atkins|date=28 July 1982|work=The Daily Telegraph|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LIOLA |author=Nicolas de Jongh |date= 28 July 1982|work=The Guardian }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=pirandello%20liola%20bloomsbury%20theatre%201982%20the%20stage%20&retrievecountrycounts=false| title = Results for 'pirandello liola bloomsbury theatre 1982 the stage ' {{!}} British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> ] ('']''),<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/internationalist_theatre_rockas/6459501423/in/album-72157627979736863/|title=In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel|last=Anderson|first=Lindsay|date=5 May 1983|via=flickr.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=the%20stage%20battle%20for%20riches%201983%20ann%20nugent&retrievecountrycounts=false |title=British Newspaper Archive The Stage Battle forRiches |author=Ann Nugent |date=14 July 1983|work=The Stage |via=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}</ref> ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iMC5o-iJq-YC&q=%22Angelique+Rockas%22&pg=PA933|title=An International Annotated Bibliography of Strindberg Studies section 12 1378|author=Michael Robinson|date=2008|isbn=9780947623821|via=books.google.co.uk}}</ref> and ] ('']'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doollee.com/Main%20Pages/theatreRecordPlaysIndex.pdf|title=Theatre Record Play index 05/p.0261 'Enemies ' 74/1207|author=Theatre Record|date=March 1985|work=Theatre Record|via=.doollee.com}}</ref> Their critical reception was generally favourable,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Liola_review_corriere_della_serra_20_july_1982_Internationalist_theatre|title=piace a Londra ''Liolà'' in teatro|date=20 July 1982|work=Corriere della Serra|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TheStageMissJulieOriginal|title=Review of Miss Julie|author=RB Marriott|date=2 February 1984|work=The Stage|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/MorningStarOrigianlEnemies|title=Review of ''Enemies''|author=Tom Vaughan|date=26 March 1985|work=The Morning Star|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=enemies%20by%20maxim%20gorky%201985%20the%20stage%20ann%20pennington&retrievecountrycounts=false| title = Results for 'enemies by maxim gorky 1985 the stage ann pennington' {{!}} British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> although not universally. '']''
magazine disliked their production of ''Mother Courage'': "the casting only inspires a whole host of irreverent questions: what on earth, say, is an American sergeant doing in seventeenth century Europe? And how did a Pakistani chaplain get into the Swedish army?" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TimeOutMalcolmHay13May1982_201809|title=Time Out review of Mother Courage by Malcolm Hay 13 May 1982. Issue 611,pg. 69}}</ref> an example of the resistance to diversity casting at this point of time to a theatre first of a multi-racial ''Mother Courage'' production.
The Pakistani actor referred to by Malcolm Hay was the veteran Asian Parsi actor ]. The '']'' found Liolà`s multi-national casting problematic: "do we really need this peculiar medley of Italian accents for the English premiere? The problem is compounded by the commitment ... to a multi-national cast ... English, German, Sicilian, and Italian actors produce widely differing versions of the Latin lilt"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/LiolaFTReviewInternationalistTheatreCommittedToInternationalCastingJuly1982|title = Liola FT Review Internationalist Theatre Committed to International Casting July 1982}}</ref>
] as Carmen with Okon Jones in Genet's ], Internationalist Theatre]] ] as Carmen with Okon Jones in Genet's ], Internationalist Theatre]]
*] ('']'')"a comment on power and political manoeuvre ... While the ruling classes,the icons and figureheads fiddle, society burns around them..." <ref>{{cite news|title=The Balcony|date=16 July 1981|author=John Leech|work=Where To Go}}</ref> Michael Darvall <ref>http://www.criticscircle.org.uk/drama/drama-members/</ref> the
,"production uses Theatre Space to its limits, Characters are not restricted to just the stage area; they leap out of the wall, appear from the audience so that there is no separation between the players and spectators , We are all voyeurs participating in Genet`s games. The surroundings of Theatre Space conspire to enhance the atmosphere of sleaze , a quality that eluded the last London production by the RSC (])." <ref>{{cite news|title=The Balcony|date=10 July 1981|author=Michael Darvell|work=What`s On}}</ref>.The BBC French Language service concurred :"L`atmosphere louche et malsaine est tres bien recreee par le New Internatlionalist theatre., Et s`ils sont aussi vivants et revelateurs les jeunes talents que on ne peut que s`en rejouir.. ] est pleine d`autorite dans le role de Madame Irma.".. <ref>Archived Madeleine Jay BBC French Service(now BBC World Service) The Balcony review,,,30 June 1981</ref>

*] ('']''), " whose attack on the practice of war could not- with south atlantic news filling the front pages- have been more topical...prompted the questions it should..."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=16paAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Internationalist+Theatre%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Internationalist+Theatre%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5jcraksDeAhVlAsAKHfeVB_Y4FBDoAQgqMAE|title=Mother Courage and Her Children|issue=139-154|publisher=The Theatre Quarterly|page=32|date=1982|via=google.co.uk}}</ref> and performed in a London basement theatre located in old disused Charing Cross hospital.Christopher Hudson of ] noted that viewing three hours of Brecht in such an environment "might sound like noble endurance indeed. But the Internationalist Theatre production of Mother Courage at the Theatre Space is not to be so lightly dismissed". He goes on to comment on "the serious straight forward workmanlike performances by actors who are prepared to let the play speak for itself".<ref>{{cite news|title=Letting Mother take the Load| date=6 May 1982|author=Christopher Hudson |work=The Standard}}</ref><ref> Archived Christopher Hudson Mother Courage review, , "]", 6 May 1982. Also on </ref>"The cast ..is made from experienced actors from all over the world, and perhaps their very cosmopolitanism helps to bring out new textures to a familiar dish " <ref> {{cite news|title=Mother Courage|date=13 May 1982| author= Richard Ingham |work=Where to Go}}</ref>

*] ('']'')" It opened with a satiety of womens` gossip. some of it not very easy to follow with the various accents of the New Internationalist Theatre. But it picked up wonderfully" noted ]." The pleasures of the performance with its occasional songs based on ballads and tarantellas , lay in the village vitality, the lusty folk element. .and the children romped about deliciously. A very good evening of an unusual kind."<ref>{{cite news |title=Deceit in an Italian Village |author=Harold Atkins |date= 28 July 1982 |work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Gale Group }}</ref><ref>Harold Atkins Liola review Telegraph Historical Archive 1855-2000 , ," ]", 28 July 1982 . Also </ref> "Il successo e stato particolarmente vivo e le recensioni della stampa molto positivo", ].<ref> Access to archived Liola review ,, "]", 30 July 1982.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Liola_review_corriere_della_serra_20_july_1982_Internationalist_theatre|title=piace a Londra ''Liolà'' in teatro |author=|date=20 July 1982|work=Corriere della Sera|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

*] ('']''), "director Alkis Kritikos dug powerfully into the nature of these 4 characters.....]`s designs caught just the right feel of an expensive impersonal hotel...It was not a nice play, but the Internationalist Theatre players set up the bleakness of its atmosphere and held it taut!".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=the%20stage%20battle%20for%20riches%201983%20ann%20nugent&retrievecountrycounts=false|title= British Newspaper Archive The Stage review of In the Bar of a TokyoHotel,The Battle for Riches |author=Ann Nugent |date=November 1983|work=The Stage|via=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}</ref >] `s reaction ,published on SA Digest:<ref>www.worldcat.org/title/south-african-digest/oclc/5312669
</ref> "enjoyed the play `as a very characteristic and vibrant example of ...Williams` writing. The whole performance was very fine...". <ref> {{cite book| url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&ei=ydZqXPZwrJDV8A-R_ZnICQ&q=South+African+Digest+Lindsay+Anderson+Internationalist+theatre+In+the+Bar+of+a+Tokyo+hotel&oq=South+African+Digest+Lindsay+Anderson+Internationalist+theatre+In+the+Bar+of+a+Tokyo+hotel&gs_l=psy-ab.12...56244.62370.0.65116.25.22.0.0.0.0.407.3045.0j5j5j2j1.13.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..17.2.421...33i10k1.0.kLZqjHLdSpc|title= Lindsay Anderson on Tokyo Bar |publisher=South African Digest|date=July 1983 |page=66|via=google.com}}</ref>
*] ('']'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iMC5o-iJq-YC&pg=PA933&dq=%22Angelique+Rockas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibzKr-mvjXAhWoI8AKHbs4DiYQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22Angelique%20Rockas%22&f=false|title=An International Annotated Bibliography of Strindberg Studies section 12 1378|author=Michael Robinson|date=2008|via=books.google.co.uk}}</ref> "I have not seen a better production of Strindberg`s "Miss Julie" than the Internationalist Theatre`s staging....It is wild and raw, steeped in emotion and dramatic drive,like the play itself, and reveals the aristocratic Julie and the servant Jean in all their vivid colouring and depth of corruption..."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Stage Miss Julie pg.16|website=British Newspaper Archive|date=2 February 1984|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1950-01-01/1999-12-31?basicsearch=internationalist%20miss%20julie%20the%20stage%2022%20january%201984&somesearch=internationalist%20miss%20julie%20the%20stage%2022%20january%201984&retrievecountrycounts=false&newspapertitle=the%2bstage|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref>Sweden`s ] observed "Det blir ... en forestallning som ibland lyckas overflytta den Strindbergska till Hampstead . Specialkomponerad musik bidrar till atmosfaren." ( it will be a show that sometimes manages to move it from Strindbergska to Hampstead. Specially composed music contributes to the atmosphere)<ref> Hans-Ingvar Johnsson`s Dagens Nyheter Froken Julie review Dagens Nyheter Archive , "]", 26th January 1984.</ref>The Sunday Telegraph noted that Garry Cooper playing Jean was like "a rare first edition .. the perfect embodiment of the character".<ref>Francis King Miss Julie review pg. 14 Telegraph Historical Archive 1855-2000 , ," ]", 22 January 1982 . Also on </ref>

*] ('']).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doollee.com/Main%20Pages/theatreRecordPlaysIndex.pdf|title=Theatre Record Play index 05/p.0261 'Enemies ' 74/1207|author=Theatre Record|date=March 1985|work=Theatre Record|via=doollee.com}}</ref>'' "this is a great revolutionary play, by a great revolutionary writer, performed with elegance and style, great passion and commitment", ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Enemies|date=26 March 1985|author=Tom Vaughan |work=Morning Star}}</ref><ref> Tom Vaughan Morning Star Enemies review 26 March 1985 accessed at Marx Memorial Library London </ref> The ] agreed .<ref> Archived BBC Russia Service Enemies review 30 March 1985</ref>"every member of the huge cast ...sensitively and unobtrusively deployed by their director , Ann Pennington, each one of whom deserves more than a line ot two of critical praise. A fine production of a great play- Don`t miss it!"<ref> Paul Lewenstein Enemies archived review, , "]", 29 March 1985. </ref>

Internationalist Theatre staged productions by dramatists including Pirandello, Genet, and Tennessee Williams who belong to "the continental, non-realistic, symbolically orientated drama of this century (20th) and...proved most uncongenial to the tunnel visioned repertoire builders" of British theatre of that period,], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/186334752?accountid=17321 |title= LIOLA review pg.10 |author=Nicolas de Jongh |date=28 July 1982 |work=The Guardian from Proquest Historical library |via=proquest.com}}</ref>

Though their critical reception was generally favourable, but not universally so ; '']'' magazine disliked ''Mother Courage'', not only because "the actors are allowed to play their emotions full blast " but also ".. the casting only inspires a whole host of irreverent questions: what on earth, say, is an American sergeant doing in seventeenth century Europe? And how did a Pakistani chaplain get into the Swedish army?": an example of the resistance to diversity casting at this point of time to a theatre first of a multi-racial 'Mother Courage ' production .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TimeOutMalcolmHay13May1982|title=Full Review of ''Mother Courage''|author=Malcolm Hay|date=13 May 1982|work=Time Out magazine|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> The Pakistani actor referred to by Hay is the veteran Asian Parsi actor ]. The '']'' also found '']''{{'}}s multi-national casting problematic : " do we really need this peculiar medley of Italian accents for the English premiere? The problem is compounded by the commitment ...to a multi-national cast ....English, German, Sicilian, and Italian actors produce widely differing versions of the Latin lilt"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/LiolaFTReviewInternationalistTheatreCommittedToInternationalCastingJuly1982|title=Liola!/Bloomsbury Theatre|date=28 July 1982|work=Financial Times|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>


Rockas has also explained why Internationalist Theatre chose to stage several great political plays "The great British 1950`s theatre critic Ken Tynnan, described the theatre as “an independent force in the country`s life , a sleeping tiger that can and should be roused whenever the national (or international) conscience needs nudging”.<ref> Vogue Mexico and Latin American interview</ref>


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Renu Setna as Chaplain, Josephine Welcome as Kattrin, Margaret Robertson as Mother Courage, in Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, Internationalist Theatre

Internationalist Theatre is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress Angelique Rockas in September 1980. The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre, with an intention to pursue an internationalist approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an even mix of performers drawn from different cultural groups", The Stage, April 1981.

The theatre has received coverage from stage papers around the world. It received charity status in 1986.

Performances

The Internationalist Theatre has put on plays by Jean Genet (The Balcony), Griselda Gambaro (The Camp), Brecht (Mother Courage and Her Children), Luigi Pirandello (Liolà), Tennessee Williams (In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel), August Strindberg (Miss Julie) and Maxim Gorky (Enemies). Their critical reception was generally favourable, although not universally. Time Out magazine disliked their production of Mother Courage: "the casting only inspires a whole host of irreverent questions: what on earth, say, is an American sergeant doing in seventeenth century Europe? And how did a Pakistani chaplain get into the Swedish army?" an example of the resistance to diversity casting at this point of time to a theatre first of a multi-racial Mother Courage production. The Pakistani actor referred to by Malcolm Hay was the veteran Asian Parsi actor Renu Setna. The Financial Times found Liolà`s multi-national casting problematic: "do we really need this peculiar medley of Italian accents for the English premiere? The problem is compounded by the commitment ... to a multi-national cast ... English, German, Sicilian, and Italian actors produce widely differing versions of the Latin lilt"

Angelique Rockas as Carmen with Okon Jones in Genet's The Balcony, Internationalist Theatre

See also

References

  1. ^ Robert Conway (1988). British Alternative Theatre Directory. J. Offord. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9780903931380.
  2. British Theatre directory. Vance-Offord (Publications) Limited. 1990. p. 336. ISBN 9781870323055 – via books.google.co.uk.
  3. "easydb.archive". archiv.adk.de. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. Stage Editorial (9 April 1981). "Multi-racial Genet". The Stage – via Internet Archive.
  5. Dimitris Gionis (August 1992). "Interview Eleutherotipia Greece Angelique Rockas" – via Internet Archive.
  6. Ari Papadopoulos (July 1993). "Angelique Rockas 1005". National Herald USA – via Internet Archive.
  7. Luis Carlos Emmerich (July 1992). "Vogue Mexico Interview Angelique Rockas Multi Faceted Actress Spanish and English". Vogue Mexico – via Internet Archive.
  8. "Angelique Rockas: bold theatre pioneer". The South African. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016.
  9. Evangelos Kordakis. "Angelique Rockas". hellenism.net. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  10. Charity Commission (1986). "Internationalist Theatre granted Charity status" – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "Why An International Theatre". BBC French. 30 June 1981 – via Internet Archive.
  12. Ann Morley-Priestman (19 November 1981). "British Newspaper archive scan of The Stage review of The Camp 10/12". The Stage – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  13. "Results for 'the stage 19 november 1981 the camp new internationalist ann morley priestman' | Between 1st Jan 1950 and 31st Dec 1999 | The Stage | Publication | British Newspaper Archive".
  14. Notes: The Camp Reviews by BBC Mundo, Spare Rib, Morning Star, Vogue México y Latinoamérica, Time Out https://archive.org/details/bbclatinamericanreviewelcampo1_202001
  15. "The Stage "Art of Keeping Alive" Mother Courage".
  16. The Evening Standard review https://archive.org/details/standardlettingmothertaketheloades1982may062440000
  17. Harold Atkins (28 July 1982). "Deceit in a Sicilian village". The Daily Telegraph – via Internet Archive.
  18. Nicolas de Jongh (28 July 1982). "LIOLA". The Guardian.
  19. "Results for 'pirandello liola bloomsbury theatre 1982 the stage ' | British Newspaper Archive".
  20. ^ Anderson, Lindsay (5 May 1983). "In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel" – via flickr.com.
  21. Ann Nugent (14 July 1983). "British Newspaper Archive The Stage Battle forRiches". The Stage – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  22. Michael Robinson (2008). An International Annotated Bibliography of Strindberg Studies section 12 1378. ISBN 9780947623821 – via books.google.co.uk.
  23. Theatre Record (March 1985). "Theatre Record Play index 05/p.0261 'Enemies ' 74/1207" (PDF). Theatre Record – via .doollee.com.
  24. "piace a Londra Liolà in teatro". Corriere della Serra. 20 July 1982 – via Internet Archive.
  25. RB Marriott (2 February 1984). "Review of Miss Julie". The Stage – via Internet Archive.
  26. Tom Vaughan (26 March 1985). "Review of Enemies". The Morning Star – via Internet Archive.
  27. "Results for 'enemies by maxim gorky 1985 the stage ann pennington' | British Newspaper Archive".
  28. "Time Out review of Mother Courage by Malcolm Hay 13 May 1982. Issue 611,pg. 69".
  29. "Liola FT Review Internationalist Theatre Committed to International Casting July 1982".

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