11 and 12

Peter Brook

Tramway welcomes back Peter Brook, for the first time since Les Beaux Jours in 1997.

Directed by Peter Brook, this new play, which comes to Tramway as part of an international tour, explores an extraordinary conflict in West Africa under French occupation. It shows how a dispute over whether a certain prayer should be recited 11 or 12 times leads inexorably to hatred and massacres. The question of violence and the true place of tolerance make this epic story more than ever relevant today.

11 and 12 is adapted by Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne and is based on Brook’s play Tierno Bokar which was critically acclaimed during its run in Warwick in 2005 where it was performed in French. This new English-language production receives its UK premiere at the Barbican, London by an international cast including; Makram J. Khoury; Tunji Lucas; Jared McNeill; Khalifa Natour; Abdou Ouologuem and Maximilien Seweryn.

Over the past 50 years Peter Brook has irrevocably influenced the landscape of theatre, and has inspired a new generation of theatre practitioners. His work has been seen in bite three times previously, in 2007 with Sizwe Banzi is Dead, in 2006 with The Grand Inquisitor and in 2005 with Ta main dans la mienne.

11 and 12 is co-produced by C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord; barbicanbite10, London and The Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw. Presented in association with William Wilkinson for Millbrook Productions Limited.

Post show discussion
30th March Following the performance

A participatory discussion with the actors starring in 11 & 12. The talk will investigate some of the themes of the play and the actors individual reactions to the text.

Associated Events

Screening of Meetings with Remarkable Men
For more information click here

Screening of Lord of the Flies
For more information click here

Press Articles and Reviews

BBC
For full article please click here

Radio 3 Night Waves
To listen please click here

The Guardian
5 stars. For full review click here

The Independent
4 stars. For full review click here

The Observer
For full review click here

Financial Times
3 stars. For full review click here

BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review
To listen please click here (12.25 in)

C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris

11 and 12

Tue 30 Mar 2010 - Sat 3 Apr 2010

7:30pm

Tramway 1

£20 / £15

Buy Tickets
Sat 3 Apr 2010

2:30pm

Tramway 1

£20 / £15

Buy Tickets