EFFIGIES OF WICKEDNESS: SONGS BANNED BY THE NAZIS
Co-produced by the Gate Theatre and English National Opera
As the Nazis identified difference as something to be afraid of, the Weimar cabaret scene danced on with songs that celebrated it. With music from Brecht and Weill to Schoenberg, this subversive underground scene was bursting at the seams with brilliant, visionary artists.
Based on an idea by Peter Brathwaite.
‘In the best traditions of subversion – and inclusion – [Effigies of Wickedness] tramples down barriers. Ellen McDougall’s garish, melancholy, mashed-up production is an unusual collaboration: “high” and “low” art; a big institution and a fringe place.’ - The Observer
Perfomers Peter Brathwaite Katie Bray Le Gateau Chocolat Lucy McCormick Musicians Geri Allen Cassie Kinoshi Fra Rustumji Lyrics Seriol Davies Set and costume design Ellan Parry Arranger Corin Buckeridge Musical Director Phil Cornwell Lighting Design Asuza Ono Sound Design Dan Balfour Dramaturg Kit Green Movement Dramaturg Malik Nashad Sharpe Choreography Tim Claydon Assistant Director Luke Skilbeck Assistant Designer Lynne Morris Production Manager Julia Fraire Stage Manager Sarah Stott
Production photography Helen Murray
