GILGAMESH

Debuting at the National Theatre of Rome, this contemporary adaptation of the oldest hero of literature, the king of Uruk (modern day Iraq) and his odyssey of finding immortality. A blend of story telling, physical theatre and performance arts, to reflect on what it is to be human, alive and our struggles with mortality.

The rehearsal process began in late April with a physical training process - a mixture of studying the ancient text of Gilgamesh, to understand the themes and how we could contemporise the performance. Our first run began in June, in Rome, then we returned to London for the October run.

The company (BAM company) consisted of 20 collaborators ranging in different aspects of theatre design each specialised and trained for this production. What made it even more special that the project was international. Collaborators from different nationalities ranging from, Italy, Portugal, UK, Japan, Lithuania and Brazil. Each collaborator from different cultural traditions, different histories and economics that have shaped and impacted their individual artistic expressions.

Direction: Simone Giustinelli & Munotida Chinyanga

Set Design: Justyna Zukovska

Lighting Design: Daniel Brennan

Sound Design: Magdalena Slaboňová

Assistant Director: Laura Singleton

Stage Manager: Sophie White

Performers: Jessica Victoria Bourne, Tânia Miranda de Carvalho,

Joshua Jaz Impey, Ken Nakajima, Adeeb Abdul Razak

Producers: Kate Lane & Nicola Stammers

Photography: Lina Maryam Karuvetil

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