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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 ] 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 ] 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 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> '''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>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/InterviewEleutherotipiaGreeceAngeliqueRockasAugust1992|title=Interview ''Eleutherotipia'' Greece Angelique Rockas |author=Dimitris Gionis|date=August 1992|work=|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|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 == == Performances==
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>
The Internationalist Theatre has put on plays by, among others, ] ('']''),<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://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 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|author=Lindsay Anderson|date=5 May 1983|via=flickr.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> 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|author=|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> although not universally; '']'' magazine disliked ''Mother Courage,<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>'' and the '']'' found '']''{{'}}s multi-national casting problematic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/LiolaFTReviewInternationalistTheatreCommittedToInternationalCastingJuly1982|title=Liola!/Bloomsbury Theatre|date=28 July 1982|work=Financial Times|via=Internet Archive}}</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>
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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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