Breach restage the 1612 trial of Agostino Tassi for the rape of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Based on surviving court transcripts, this new play dramatised the seven-month trial that gripped Renaissance Rome, and asked how much has changed in the last four centuries. Blending myth, history and contemporary commentary, this is the story of how a woman took revenge through her art to become one of the most successful painters of her generation.
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True was created using a devising process with the cast and verbatim material.
Cast: Kathryn Bond, Sophie Steer, Ellice Stevens
Additional performances with: Harriet Webb
Director: Billy Barrett
Writers: Billy Barrett & Ellice Stevens
Producer: Ellie Claughton
Dramaturg: Dorothy Allen-Pickard
Set Design: Luke W. Robson
Costume Design: Kitty Hawkins
Lighting Design: Lucy Adams
Winner: Fringe First Award 2018
Winner: The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2018
Winner: Untapped Award 2018
