AS YOU ALWAYS DO
Once upon a time there was a girl. She might have been
your neighbour. Or sister. Your lover. Your enemy. Total stranger…?
You read her story in a newspaper on your way to work. And you believe
in it. As always.
Would you dare to stop and question? Would you dare to doubt? Could you…?
After a highly successful run of their debut performance
RE-ID in 2007, Gappad presents a new physical theatre performance confronting
individual guilt with public judgment.
From hundreds of stories of missing people Gappad chooses and concentrates
on one, exploring the nature of a ‘social trail’ where the
defenceless victim becomes the enemy in the eyes of the public. The play
follows a story of an anonymous female, who went missing and was then
banished, judged in absentia and punished by the society.
Devised by the ensemble. Bilingual (Polish – English).
PERFORMED BY: Agnieszka
Bresler, Dominik Dabek, Piotr Kurjata, Anna Nierobisz
CO-DIRECTED BY: Robert Przekwas and Agnieszka
Bresler
COLLABORATION: Kat Harrison, Magdalena
Mroz
Tour dates
21st – 24th May 2008, Tron
Theatre, Glasgow
6th – 8th June 2008,
Leith Festival, Edinburgh
31st August 2008,
Mela Festival, Edinburgh
18th October 2008, Festiwal Teatrow Zaleznych, Poland
Reviews
There's a dazzling amount of talent on view here,
both from director Robert Przekwas, and from the four performers, led
by Gappad founder Agnieszka Bresler;
as well as a blazing theatrical courage - a willingness to take chances,
push boundaries, and goad audiences out of their indifference.
Joyce
McMillan, The Scotsman
A fascinating piece that brings a touch of Polish theatrical intensity on to the Scottish stage.
Thom Dibdin, Evening News
Beautifully performed with feeling and sensitivity
As You Always Do captivates throughout.
Katie Smyth, The Skinny
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