Theatre
I Am The Wind
Every spring, the tyro directors learning their craft at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School get a moment in the sun. The four final-year directors each choose a contemporary play to stage for a week before paying audiences, with the cast and creative team also taken from the Theatre School’s current graduating class.
The third piece in the 2017 season is Jon Fosse’s poetic, lyrical and experimental drama.
Two men on a fragile boat. A trip to sea, a few drinks, a bite to eat. The One decides to sail further out in the threatening fog on the open ocean, bound with The Other on a journey into the unknown among the distant islands, looking for a place to exist.
is needed now More than ever
Charlotte Marigot, director: “I chose this piece because I was looking for one that would be close to how I was feeling at the time. I don’t want to give any spoilers so I won’t expand on that, but for me, it was important to chose something that I can somehow relate to or express through the author’s words what I can’t express myself yet. And that is still very true today.
“It is a challenging piece in its form. We are not following a linear story – and that challenge kept bringing me back closer to it. The storyline – reliving an important moment of two men’s friendship, through the brain of one of the characters – is fascinating. How often are we able to venture inside people’s minds to understand them and read how they feel?
7.30pm plus Sat matinee 2.30pm, £10. For more info and to book tickets, visit www.thewardrobetheatre.com/livetheatre/i-am-the-wind
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