A Conversation on The Wooster Group's Troilus and Cressida with the RSC

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LeCompte, Elizabeth; Valk, Kate and Shevtsova, Maria. 2013. A Conversation on The Wooster Group's Troilus and Cressida with the RSC. New Theatre Quarterly, 29(3), pp. 233-246. ISSN 0266-464X [Article]

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Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk here discuss with Maria Shevtsova The Wooster Group's work with the Royal Shakespeare Company on Troilus and Cressida and the challenges posed for them by this joint venture. The project was initially proposed by Rupert Goold, but was brought to fruition by playwright Mark Ravenhill, his first directing experience. Troilus and Cressida was part of the World Shakespeare Festival, during which all Shakespeare's plays were performed by different companies from countries across the globe. The Festival, four years in the making and spanning eight months, was part of the cultural programme of the Olympic Games held in London in 2012. Troilus and Cressida was first performed at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 3 to 18 August 2012, and then at the Riverside Studios in London from 24 August to 8 September. This conversation took place at the Riverside Studios on 30 August 2012, and pairs with the discussion of The Wooster Group's Hamlet, the company's first Shakespeare production, published in NTQ 114 (May 2013).

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X13000432