Resistance by Maria Oshodi

“ This powerful play by blind writer Maria Oshodi interprets real events taken from And There was Light, the autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran. It depicts how Lusseyran, who was blinded in an accident at the age of eight, went on to become a teenage member of the French resistance during the Second World War. A cast of six blind and visually impaired actors explore this compelling story using different theatrical approaches.”
Ben Walsh – The Independent

An original Play by Maria Oshodi

Co-Production between Turtle Key Arts and Extant


           
  Peter Brook talks with Maria Oshodi and observing rehearsals for Resistance

“The work you're doing is very powerful and strong. I read the Jacques Lusseyran book ten or fifteen years ago and thought it was wonderful. Good luck and I would very much like to see the production when it's complete.”
Peter Brook



          
 
“ There are 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. Oshodi’s cleverly fragmented text eschews a linear narrative in favour of something fractured, much more akin to the way a blind person gathers information about the world.”
Lyn Gardiner - The Guardian

Croydon Clocktower
Bowen West Theatre, Bedford
Loughborough Town Hall Theatre
The Arts Centre, Liverpool
The Hawth Studio, Crawley
Swan Theatre, Worcester
The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Custard Factory, Birmingham
Phoenix Arts, Leicester
Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton
Contact Theatre, Manchester
Mylor Theatre, Truro
The Space, Stroud
Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
The Courtyard, Hereford
The Castle, Wellingborough
The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
Darlington Arts Centre
The Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow
Nottingham Arts Theatre
Dorton House School (RLSB)
Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
ADAPEI des Yvelines, Versailles, France
Chateau Amphitheatre, Lycée International, Paris, France
Blind in Theatre (BIT) Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
The Albany, London


Peter Brook images Charlotte Cunningham
Production images Nik Mackey
Leaflet design Topright


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