Oct 30, 2014 medicine makes good drama a glance at the television schedules makes that clear. As a trustee of the gate theatre in notting hill, where cracknell and. Training carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre 20072012. But ultimately, even the menacing final scene cant hide the fact that were left scratching at the skin of grief rather than being plunged into its jaws. The gate claims to be a springboard of opportunity, allowing emerging theatremakers to make their mark. As her acclaimed dance theatre production transfers from the gate to sadlers wells, director carrie cracknell explains the creative process behind the piece. Carrie cracknell born 1980, british theatre director, artistic director of the gate theatre, london. Join us on 16th october for a conversation with gate founder lou stein, previous artistic director carrie cracknell and current artistic director christopher haydon as we discuss the theatre at the top of the stairs. She was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 200712. Price as orestes, though he looks like prince charming clytemnestras nemesis is an enraged warrior is nonetheless compelling to watch and listen to. The gate theatre, with an average seating of just 70, may be a compact auditorium but under the joint artistic directorship of carrie cracknell and natalie abrahami, has huge aims of integrating internationalism and physicality into the tiny theatre. Medicine makes good drama a glance at the television schedules makes that clear.
Theatre director carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 2007 to 2012. Directing greek tragedy by russ hope overdrive rakuten. Carrie cracknell and tom scutt on the deep blue sea. The gate is famous for being one of the most flexible and transformable spaces in london. Still grieving for her father, here an oxford scholar, hedda has impulsively married george, a. Carrie cracknell lucy kirkwoods ibsen update relocates events from the nineteenth century to modern day notting hill, setting the play in the streets outside the tiny gate theatre. New theatre show blurred lines, provoked by last years summer pop smash, puts misogyny and rape culture across all the arts in its sights. The gate has won numerous awards for its work including olivier, critics circle, peter brook, fringe first, lwt and time out awards. Sophocless revenge play electra end of the fifth century bc is as consequential, and influential, as they come. Carrie became artistic director of the gate theatre london in 2007 at the age of 26.
Carrie and natalie were joint artistic directors of the gate theatre when they got their breakthrough grant in 2010. In 2012 she moved on to become associate director at the young vic and was then associate director at the royal court from 2014. It continually produces sparky, original productions of old and new work. May 19, 20 young director carrie cracknell has worked on devised, experimental and classical theatre but now shes moved on to opera. Carrie cracknell and natalie abrahami havent been in the job for long, but the artistic directors of the gate theatre have been making their mark on its lineup of international drama. Carrie cracknell born 1980 is a british theatre director. The young vics widely acclaimed production of a dolls house opened its west end transfer this week at the duke of yorks theatre. Feb 01, 2010 in the space of 50 minutes director carrie cracknell, together with choreographer jane mason, presents a series of truelife stories. Author sophocles, adapted by nick payne director carrie cracknell producers gate, young vic cast includes natasha broomfield, madeleine potter, alex price. Carrie cracknell was artistic director at the gate theatre from 2007 to 2012 and was an associate director at the young vic and the royal court. The smallest offwest end theatre in london, the gate produces work inhouse in its 75seat, transformable space. She was previously associate director at both the royal court theatre and the young vic.
Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre from 2007 2011 where her productions included elektra coproduction with the young vic, breathing irregular, hedda, i am falling, armageddon, shootget treasurerepeat and the sexual neuroses of our parents. I think the biggest challenge of being a theatre director is to create a structure which gives a coherence to tell a story. Apr 11, 2011 natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell are to step down from their positions as jointartistic directors of the gate theatre in january 2012 the two directors, who have led the notting hill venue since march 2007, are leaving to pursue freelance work. She is currently working on a sloan commission for the manhattan. She was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 20072012. Certain big dramas can work really well in small places. Join us, as three artistic directors take us through the defining moments of the history of the gate theatre. Feb 02, 2010 the guardian director carrie cracknell i am falling, nominated for a south bank show award draws together a team of exceptional artists from the worlds of theatre and dnace to create this world. The current joint artistic directors are natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell 1 2. Directed by carrie cracknell, ibsens classic story of nora, a housewife and mother in 19 th century norway, and the breakdown of her seemingly perfect marriage, is tackled with great verve and features a superb spinning set by designer ian macneil.
Between 2007 and 2012 cracknell and abrahami will have presented more than thirty productions, including 18 world premieres, at the fringe venue in notting hill gate, west london. Gate theatre notting hill artistic directors natalie. Played the role of george tesman in hedda play by henrik ibsen, adapted by lucy kirkwood, directed by carrie cracknell at the gate theatre, london, uk. English actor tom mison has established himself in the world of theater through his roles in andrew bovells when the rain stops falling at the almeida theatre, and posh by laura wade at the royal court theatre. Carrie cracknell is the latest in a line of directors moving into opera from other genres. Natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell paul hamlyn foundation. Julie, the deep blue sea, medea, blurred lines other theatre includes. As part of the connecting conversations series, artistic director of the gate theatre, carrie cracknell, and artistc associate at the almeida, jenny worton, talk to psychoanalysts mary morgan and philip stokoe about their piece i am falling, which plays at sadlers wells from 29 october to 1 november i am falling uses text and expressive dance to explore the enormity of one couples love for. Cracknell served as coartistic director at the gate theatre in london from 2007 to 2012 and was an associate director at the royal court and young vic theatres there. Registered as a company limited by guarantee in england no. She was associate director at the young vic 201220 and the royal court 20 2014. Gate theatre s influence is entirely out of proportion to its miniscule size. Director carrie cracknell tells maddy costa why she. She was associate director at both the young vic 201220 and the royal court 202014.
Still grieving for her father, here an oxford scholar, hedda has impulsively married george, a goodhearted if overly earnest academic type. Abrahami and cracknell to leave gate after nearly five years. Aug 08, 20 acclaimed theatre director and longtime ibsen fan carrie cracknell talks about taking on the playwrights masterpiece a dolls house. Sea walla life director carrie cracknell talks working with jake. English actor tom mison has established himself in the world of theater through his roles in andrew bovells when the rain stops falling at the. Her adaption of henrik ibsens hedda gabler, entitled hedda, was directed by carrie cracknell and performed at the gate theatre later that year.
Writer stage play inspired by takeshi kitanos film dir. As part of the connecting conversations series, artistic director of the gate theatre, carrie cracknell, and artistc associate at the almeida, jenny worton, talk to psychoanalysts mary morgan and philip stokoe about their piece i am falling, which plays at sadlers wells from 29 october to 1 november. Apr 18, 2011 certain big dramas can work really well in small places. Gate theatre by lukas barfuss, british premiere this knotty piece, at once brutal and clinical, is the first under the gates new duo of artistic directors, carrie cracknell and natalie abrahami. Bbc radio 4 womans hour, director, carrie cracknell.
Carrie cracknell takes on seven questions about directing. Polly stenhams work at the national includes hotel. The result is a powerful and deeply moving 40minute show that offers a fresh take on what happens when we dial 999. Paynes decision to turn the chorus, impossible in the gate, into a younggirl version of electra alternately fern deacon and yasmin garrad is, for instance, brilliant. This is a gate theatre production in association with young vic. The royal national theatre is a registered charity no.
Charles cracknell civil servant, the youth enterprise and employment manager, hull city council, yorkshire. Carrie cracknell born 1980, british theatre director, artistic director of the gate theatre, london charles cracknell mbe 19151997, british classical bassoonist and pedagogue charles cracknell civil servant, the youth enterprise and employment manager, hull city council, yorkshire. Director carrie cracknell knows this too, and has used genuine emergency services transcripts to devise breathing irregular. Oil, macbeth, birdland, a dolls house, searched, electra, breathing irregular. Her production of rattigans the deep blue sea at the national was major, just like her. Gate theatre joint artistic directors natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell today announced their final season for the company ahead of their departure from the gate in january 2012.
Adaptation of strindbergs miss julie, family separation on the usmexican border, citroen. At 19, as a history student at nottingham university, she co. Gate theatre joint artistic directors natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell have anounced their final season at the gate theatre. May 24, 2018 cracknells time running the gate theatre alongside natalie abrahami, when she was just 26, taught her that thinking about critical response too early can shortcircuit the process of. Brave, unsettling and given an inventive, highly physical production by cracknell, it makes a promising star to the pairs regime.
Sophocles electra gate theatre, one day when we were young paines ploughsheffield theatres and shoreditch town hall. Adam cracknell born 1985, canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Mison trained at the webberdouglas academy and is also a writer who has penned for productions like wood, bounded and the life man of. What i love about directing is when you find scenes.
Choreographed by continue reading breathing irregular at. In henrik ibsens a dolls house, nora helmer, having fraudulently borrowed money to save her husband, is forced to reveal her secret and, in doing so, reassess her life as it stands. Carrie cracknell directed the criticallyacclaimed production of henrik ibsens a dolls house. Between 2007 and 2012 cracknell and abrahami will have presented more than thirty productions, including 18 world premieres, at the fringe venue in. In 2012 she moved on to become associate director at the young vic and. She was associate director at the young vic 201220 and the royal court 202014. It can only be hoped that an innovative future will be moulded by safe hands after the.
Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre, 200712, and is an associate director the royal court and an associate artist of the young vic. Charles cracknell mbe 19151997, british classical bassoonist and pedagogue. Carrie cracknells work at the national includes the deep blue sea, medea and blurred lines. Cracknell provides an invaluable insight into the processes of rehearsing a play, conveys the thrill of sharing her work in front of an audience, and considers how. Carrie cracknell director carrie cracknell was artistic director at the gate theatre from 2007 to 2012 and was an associate director at the young vic and the royal court. This production, directed by carrie cracknell, was captured by digital theatre live at londons young vic theatre. A flyonthewall guide for emerging theatre directors. Carrie cracknell takes on seven questions about directing sea. Cracknell served as coartistic director at the gate theatre in london from 2007 to 2012 and was an associate director at the royal court and. Appointed in marchi have to admit that when i came back from interviewing natalie abrahami and carrie cracknell, the young artistic directors at the gate, the theatre above a pub in notting hill.
Follow acclaimed theatre director carrie cracknell throughout preparation and rehearsals for her production of sophocles electra at the gate theatre, london, translated by nick payne and praised by the evening standard as an urgent new version. They proposed ideas for a new platform for the gates work beyond its small theatre in notting hill in london, called. Jun 21, 2018 director, carrie cracknell, playwright, polly stenham and julie at the national theatre. Gate theatre notting hill artistic directors natalie abrahami. Please see statement regarding upcoming productions here. As a trustee of the gate theatre in notting hill, where cracknell and natalie abrahami were joint artistic directors from 2007 to 2012, i observed at.
Carrie cracknell carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre, 200712, and is an associate director the royal court and an associate artist of the young vic. Oct 27, 2008 as her acclaimed dance theatre production transfers from the gate to sadlers wells, director carrie cracknell explains the creative process behind the piece. Carrie cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre 20072012. Electra sophocles a new version by nick payne directed by carrie cracknell assistant director kate hewitt design holly waddington lighting guy hoare. The gate claims to be a springboard of opportunity, allowing emerging theatre makers to make their mark. Cracknell was artistic director of the gate theatre from 2007 to 2012, and associate director at both the young vic 2012 and the royal court 2014. The gate theatre is supported by arts council england.
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