Resistance
Autumn 2005 International Tour
Extant Theatre in association with
Turtle Key Arts present the 2nd UK tour of
RESISTANCE
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A play,
in one act, followed by an epilogue, primarily set in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943. A mystery develops from the outset: how could the arrested, blind teenager
have anything to do with resistance activities against the occupying Nazi army?
Extant Theatre, tour their highly
acclaimed new play Resistance nationally and internationally 21
September – 13 October 2005.
Resistance is a play that explores the
extraordinary true story of Jacques Lusseyran, a blind, teenage leader
within the French resistance movement of occupied Paris during WWII. In his
autobiography "And There Was Light", he tells the tale of how he was blinded in
an accident at the age of 8, became a member of the French Resistance: was
betrayed, captured and subsequently interrogated by Nazi SS officers,
leading to his final incarceration in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Jacques manages to use his blindness as
a foil, exposing the prejudices of the Nazis SS; they couldn't
believe a blind man capable, and discovers, through his
blindness, a deeper perceptualawareness of the world.
Resistance unfolds with a tense and exciting narrative. The
action flicks between time, perceptions and perspectives to uncover the deep
mystery at its heart.
“it explodes into white-hot
light, dark shadows, whispered secrets and mysteries … there
are also moments when form and content are matched so perfectly that
the sighted catch a tiny glimpse of what it must be like to be
visually impaired. Lynn Gardner The Guardian
Adapted for the stage by blind writer
Maria Oshodi, Resistance uses physical theatre, experimental dance and live
audio description (cleverly included within the script; no audience members
have to wear headphones).
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