Details

Resistance tells the extraordinary true story of Jacques Lusseyran, a blind, teenage member of the French resistance movement in occupied Paris during World War 2. It is stunningly adapted for the stage by writer Maria Oshodi and Extant Theatre Company. The play, is one act, followed by an epilogue, is primarily set in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943. A mystery develops from the outset; how could the arrested, blind teenager have anything to do with resistance activities against the occupying Nazi army? For the first time in UK, six professional visually impaired actors, use physical theatre, dance and integrated live audio description to explore this tense and exciting drama. With the action flicking between time, perceptions and perspectives, a complex story of commitment and betrayal is uncovered, as well as a deeper mystery revealed at its heart. Resistance website.

Cast/Performers

Mark Scales, John Wilson Goddard, Gerard McDermott, Paul Coldrick, Iain Charles, James O'Driscoll, Brian Sandford

Creatives/Company

Author: Maria Oshodi
Company: Extant Arts Cultural Evolution
Director: Eileen Dillon
Design: Andrea Carr
Choreographer: Aiden Treaz
Costume: Tina Bicat
Lighting: Phil Supple
Music: Adrian Lee