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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead archive

The story unfolds through the eyes of 65 year-old local woman, Janina - itself a radical act in a society which seeks to render older women invisible. Janina is engaged in fierce resistance against the injustices around her, and refuses to be a prisoner of society and gender. Her actions ask questions both of the male world which surrounds her and of our deeper human intentions. What does it mean to be human and what does it mean to be animal, and can we separate the two? Why is the killing of animals sport and that of humans murder? Casting is subject to change at some venues

Cast/Performers

Kathryn Hunter (Janina Duszejko), Thomas Arnold, Johannes Flaschberger, Amanda Hadingue, Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer, Weronika Maria, Tim McMullan, Cesar Sarachu, Sophie Steer, Alexander Uzok

Creatives/Company

Book by: Olga Tokarczuk
Author: Simon McBurney (in collaboration with a team of long-standing Complicite associates)
Producer(s): Complicite, Barbican London, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Bristol Old Vic, Holland Festival, Les Theatres de la Ville de Luxembourg, L'Odeon-Theatre de l'Europe, The Lowry, The National Theatre of Iceland, Oxford Playhouse, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Theatre Royal Plymouth
Director(s): Simon McBurney, Kirsty Housley (additional direction)
Design(s): Rae Smith, Dick Straker (video)
Lighting: Paule Constable
Sound: Christopher Shutt
Dramaturg(s): Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre, Laurence Cook

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0317527328. Details of all Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1905977531

Archive Listings

25 Apr 23 to 29 Apr 23	The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Apr 23 to 22 Apr 23	Belgrade Theatre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Apr 23 to 8 Apr 23	Playhouse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Mar 23 to 1 Apr 23	Barbican Centre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Mar 23 to 4 Mar 23	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Jan 23 to 11 Feb 23	Bristol Old Vic Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Dec 22 to 3 Dec 22	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

User Review: 19Mar23: Great acting but a preachy, overly-long play.

User Review: 02Dec22: What a truly amazing show, Complicite at its best

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead review
01Dec22: Touring production from Complicite

User Review: 01Dec22:
What a wonderful privilege it was to be present at the first night. This is an amazing piece of theatre, delivered as perhaps only Complicite can - raw, organic and thrilling.

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.