Justin Audibert directs Debbie Korley as the brave, bold and charismatic Beowulf in Chris Thorpe’s searing new version of this epic masterpiece opening in October at the Unicorn Theatre.
Beowulf, all-conquering monster-slayer, rock star, hero, looks back over a life and sees what? Bravery? Violence? Victory? Is there only one way to be a leader? Or is another world possible…?
In a contemporary new staging, Thorpe shapes a language and form of volcanic intensity for today’s audience. In Beowulf he draws a world of imagination and vitality somewhere between the ancient and the modern, and captures both the heroic and tragic in this visceral production.
Beowulf is at The Unicorn Theatre until 5th November. www.unicorntheatre.com
