Battlefield

Details

Destruction never approaches weapon in hand. It comes slyly, on tiptoe, making you see bad in good and good in bad. The internationally renowned team of Peter Brook, Marie-Helene Estienne and Jean-Claude Carriere together revisit the great Indian epic The Mahabharata 30 years after Brook's legendary production took world theatre by storm. The devastation of war is tearing the Bharata family apart. The new king must unravel a mystery: how can he live with himself in the face of the devastation and massacres that he has caused. An immense canvas in miniature, this central section of the ancient text is timeless and contemporary, asking how we can find inner peace in a world riven with conflict.

Cast/Performers

Carole Karemera, Jared McNeill, Ery Nzaramba, Sean O'Callaghan, Toshi Tsuchitori

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere, Marie-Helene Estienne (based on The Mahabharata)
Presented by(s): C.I.C.T., Theatre des Bouffes du Nord
Producer(s): Young Vic Theatre, C.I.R.T., Singapore Repertory Theatre, Les Theatres de la ville de Luxembourg, New National Theatre, Tokyo - Play House
Director(s): Peter Brook, Marie-Helene Estienne
Music: Toshi Tsuchitori
Lighting: Philippe Vialatte