Articles about Galileo
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Young Vic, London Brendan Cowell brings Brecht's rebel scientist to combative life in Joe Wright's coruscating productionHow to see what's really going on? How to recognise interesting stuff…
Whatever you may think about Bertolt Brecht's more doctrinaire views, here's a play in Joe Wright's visually spectacular, star-gazing production that says exactly what needs to be said for a…
Bringing 'fun' back to theatre: Bridget Minamore reviews Joe Wright's extravagant and entertaining Life of Galileo.
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Joe Wright's production vividly communicates the thrill of thinking for ourselves
Joe Wright's production of Brecht's play opened at the Young Vic last night
The 'Atonement' film director Joe Wright returns to the Young Vic with this Bertolt Brecht play which is performed in-the-round with a dazzling planetarium design
Young Vic, LondonThe Atonement director presents the story of the astronomer with a kaleidoscopic theatricality that increasingly detracts from Brecht's textIt is a sign of Bertolt Brecht's …
Swan, Stratford-on-AvonA reactionary pope dies, only to be succeeded by a seeming liberal who soon reverts to institutional conservatism. You could hardly have a more topical play than this.…
It's not always easy to see the stars in London, but Joe Wright's engaging new production of Brecht's Life of Galileo makes
Brendan Cowell stars in Joe Wright's visually stunning production of Brecht's play
Reason versus dogma under the starsNever mind breaking the fourth wall, Joe Wright and the Young Vic have smashed the other three as well. This isn't simply because their engaging production…
A timely revival of the Brecht epic continues the 2017 Young Vic season with a vengeance. Joe Wright directs a wholly modern production, which also features music composed by Tom Rowlands of…
LET THERE BE LIGHT! The year 1632 : we are halfway through the epic conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Holy Roman Church, an authority in its day quite as ruthless as Stalin and…
The Australian actor on why he's pitched his tent on these shores, the 'rave'-like Life of Galileo and how the Brits do shorter curtain calls
National, LondonGalileo is a restless, endlessly evolving masterpiece. Brecht himself wrote three versions between 1937 and his death. David Hare has now amplified his 1994 adaptation for th…
Director hails clash between science and political dogma as more relevant than everWatching stars at the theatre takes on new meaning at the Young Vic in London this month. A swirling cosmos…
The Young Vic, London will be staging Bertolt Brecht's "Life of Galileo" from May 6 through July 1, 2017.The play has been translated by John Willett. Directed by BAFTA-winner Joe Wright, "L…
BAFTA winner Joe Wright's production of Brecht's masterworkLife of Galileowill be accompanied by an original score composed by Tom Rowlands, founding member of the English electronic music d…
The production at the Young Vic will star Brendan Cowell
Galileo Galilei father, hero, heretic. When a chance discovery leads to evidence of a seismic shift in scientific thinking, Galileo sparks a dangerous dispute with authority. To challenge th…
Billie Piper's reprises her award-winning performance in Yerma at the Young Vic, where other new shows in 2017 include Juliet Stevenson in Arthur Kopit's Wings and Life of Galileo directed b…
