My first tentative efforts in creating my theatre company w… - Angelique Rockas

" "
My first tentative efforts in creating my theatre company were mounting John Ford’s `Tis Pity She`s a Whore ”. I asked people for money for my production, even as I found myself canvassing for another cause. This production was not the totally multi-racial cast that I had hoped for but did consist of actors from other cultures and differing accents, and also achieved a very high level of production value and rave reviews. It also provided the springboard for the extremely talented director/ designer couple Declan Donnellan and Nicolas Ormerod, who went onto creating the now world famous Cheek by Jowl company.

Angelique Rockas

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Angelique Rockas

Angelique Rockas (born 31 August 1951 in Boksburg) is a South African Greek actress, producer and activist. Rockas founded Internationalist Theatre in the UK with patron Athol Fugard. The theatre featured multi-racial casts in classical plays, breaking racial barriers that were once accepted norms for theatrical performances.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Angelki, Anjelique

All quotes from Angelique Rockas Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Angelique Rockas:

Kenneth Tynan Gillian Anderson Alison Bechdel Donald O'Brien Robertson Davies

Additional quotes by Angelique Rockas

I called my company "The Internationalist" because there are a lot of actors who are not English and are being prejudiced against, because they come from other countries. I don`t believe in accents or skin colour. My company has a very strong ethic of social justice to it . I try to incorporate actors from as many nationalities as possible."

I'm known as the Greek warrioress...I come from a family of noble Greek women. My grandmother faced the Nazis during occupied Greece with a gun in her hand, and my mother is a veritable Hecuba, all strength and dignity."

..the gift of Orthodoxia : The call by the Christ not to be just good moral and ethical beings, which is where the western Churches stop- but to go beyond that , to be 'theanthropic", to reflect the generosity and magnificence and beauty of the Christ.

My first tentative efforts in creating my theatre company were mounting John Ford’s `Tis Pity She`s a Whore ”. I asked people for money for my produc… - Angelique Rockas

About Angelique Rockas

Also Known As

Go Premium

Additional quotes by Angelique Rockas

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI