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| 'Splendour' nominated for 3 Irish Times Theatre Awards 2008: Rachel West for Best Director Ingrid Craigie for Best Actress Jane Brennan for Best Supporting Actress ________________  RAW productions 2004-2007 |
Rachel
West of RAW is a free-lance theatre director and has been responsible
for the Irish debuts of leading international playwrights including
Jon Fosse, Falk Richter, and Abi Morgan. RAW is Dublin based and aspires to remain a flexible theatre production unit, which works in co-production and collaboration with other artists, existing companies, free-lance practitioners and institutions, both national and international. RAW is committed to introducing a repertoire of new and innovative world drama to Ireland, by staging Irish premier's of international work and contemporary re-interpretations of the classics RAW has worked mainly in association with Project Arts Centre, Dublin but also with the Dublin Theatre Festival, Goethe Institute, the Norwegian Embassy and the Heidelberger Stückemarkt creating translations and exchange of new writing, presenting the work of international writers in Ireland and Irish writers and theatre companies abroad. “ a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking production, here we can enjoy political art as an aesthetically accomplished, challenging night out.” - Irish Times- Peter Crawley “ Rachel West’s production presents this absorbing and stylish experiment in form with impressive clarity” - The Guardian “ RAW’s Irish premiere of Abi Morgan’s work is a delight!” - RTE “ West’s production is designed with acute precision by Andrew Clancy and Suzanne Cave, and performed with terrific skill by an outstanding cast.” -Irish Times -Fintan O’Toole “ West directs with acuity and vision” -The Scotsman- Andrew Burnet “ Die Aufführung will durch die intelligente und sensible Regie von Rachel West sowie das leichte und intesive Spiel der vier Akteure nichts beweisen und erzählt doch viel von der Brüchen und Sehnsüchten unserer Zeit” -Frankfurter Runschau -Klaus Dermutz BACK to TOP |
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 OFF PLAN | Recent work A new adaptation of The Oresteia By Simon Doyle Directed by Rachel West With Anthony Brophy, Maeve Cheasty, Alan Howley, Paul Mallon, Emma McIvor, Gary Murphy, Mary Murray OFF PLAN is a bold new production which, through the lens of this powerful classical Greek text, puts its finger on the pulse of modern Ireland, making us take stock of where we are and how we got here. Opens February 11th, 2010 in the Project Arts Centre, Dublin. more... |
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