Catalina
OVALHOUSE AND UNTOLD THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE PRESENT
Catalina by Untold Theatre
Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak and directed by Daniel Goldman.
Cast: Zainab Hasan, Nadia Nadif, Leon Stewart and Nicholas Waters.
An Ovalhouse FiRST BiTES work-in-development. Wed 1 Apr – Sat 4 Apr 2015, 7:45pm
"I'm all about kings and queens, baby. Kings and queens get you in the West of End. Maids, maids get you nowhere. Know why? Cause even bleeding maids won't pay to go and see plays about maids" - Shakespeare in Catalina.
Interactive, ensemble theatre exploring the relationship between Katherine of Aragon and her Moorish servant Catalina.
Reviews
‘Unflinching and extremely hilarious…takes a deep look at traditional and contemporary concepts of race…Hassan Abdulrazzak’s dialogue rolls with wisecracks and wisdom.”
Chris Osburn, Huffington Post.
‘High-stakes dramatic tension…Catalina is one of history’s forgotten witnesses.’
John Morrison, Journalist and theatre critic.
“A Fun, innovative and informative production shedding light on a character…who played a part in acts that fundamentally changed the history of England forever.”
Michael Ohajuru, historian and author of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe.
“Catalina is a period piece with one leg planted firmly in the present…commendably slick”
Olutola Ositelu, blogger at http://tolitasmusings.blogspot.co.uk
Catalina by Untold Theatre
Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak and directed by Daniel Goldman.
Cast: Zainab Hasan, Nadia Nadif, Leon Stewart and Nicholas Waters.
An Ovalhouse FiRST BiTES work-in-development. Wed 1 Apr – Sat 4 Apr 2015, 7:45pm
"I'm all about kings and queens, baby. Kings and queens get you in the West of End. Maids, maids get you nowhere. Know why? Cause even bleeding maids won't pay to go and see plays about maids" - Shakespeare in Catalina.
Interactive, ensemble theatre exploring the relationship between Katherine of Aragon and her Moorish servant Catalina.
Reviews
‘Unflinching and extremely hilarious…takes a deep look at traditional and contemporary concepts of race…Hassan Abdulrazzak’s dialogue rolls with wisecracks and wisdom.”
Chris Osburn, Huffington Post.
‘High-stakes dramatic tension…Catalina is one of history’s forgotten witnesses.’
John Morrison, Journalist and theatre critic.
“A Fun, innovative and informative production shedding light on a character…who played a part in acts that fundamentally changed the history of England forever.”
Michael Ohajuru, historian and author of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe.
“Catalina is a period piece with one leg planted firmly in the present…commendably slick”
Olutola Ositelu, blogger at http://tolitasmusings.blogspot.co.uk
