Cassandra

multi story have plundered the myth of Cassandra – the Trojan princess who foresaw the future but was fated not to be believed – to construct their own narrative of conflict. Visually arresting, and with the trademark physicality of the company, Cassandra is in part a thriller. Cassandra foresees her own rape and destruction but who will betray her? Who is the enemy-within? Is it her heroic brother, the servant who worships her or the mysterious figure in her nightmares who is getting ever closer?

In 1998 Bill and Gill took Surviving Bluebeard to Fringe Festivals in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Edmonton. In 1999 they returned to Canada with Messing With Medea. The experience reminded them why they had become actors in the first place – the profound satisfaction of presenting a piece that you care passionately about to people who want to be engaged. This straightforward ambition had got lost under the welter of funding applications and policy directives associated with running a subsidised theatre company.

multi story have strong relationships with a large number of UK schools. They often supplement performances with workshop sessions that explore the building blocks of play-making and provide an approach to literacy through action. For older students they help to animate studies of major practitioners – such as Brecht, Stanislavski and Artaud – as well as developing acting skills. They also undertake larger projects to create new work with young people – including a number of particularly ambitious re-workings of Shakespeare.

Welcome to the citys eagerly awaited annual marathon of theatre, dance, comedy, music and film from around the globe. All shows are in English, Czech or are non-verbal and are programmed so that you can see up to 6 shows a day and over 30 shows over the 8 days of Fringe Festival Praha. Shows take place from the afternoon to late evening, most last for an hour or so with time between to zip from venue to venue and grab a bite to eat. Enjoy a warm welcome at our fringe club where you can join the fun, meet the artists and swap notes with other fringe goers on your “hot tickets” for the day…its the fringe way from Edinburgh to Adelaide, now entering year seven here in Prague.