Cheek by Jowl

International theatre company of Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. Founded in 1981, it produces and performs theatre in multiple languages around the world.

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We are excited to announce a brand-new production of Calderón de la Barca’s La Vida es Sueño – Life is a Dream – which will premiere in Seville this October and go on to perform at the Teatro Clásico in Madrid from December. #LifeIsADream

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'Acting' Edinburgh Review: Documentarian Sophie Fiennes teams with theatre company Cheek By Jowl for this illuminating exploration of the acting process. #EIFF24 review by Fionnuala Halligan. https://t.co/4Db4g5WKGg

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Only two weeks until... @CbyJ co-founder Declan Donnellan in conversation with @AdrianLester about theatre and performance, to celebrate the launch of Declan’s new book The Actor and the Space.

📅 19 March
📍 Barbican Centre

Get your ticket now👇
https://t.co/okTFY6QT02

[Nick Hern Books @NickHernBooks]

Join @CbyJ co-founder Declan Donnellan in conversation with @AdrianLester as they discuss theatre and performance, to celebrate the launch of Declan’s new book The Actor and the Space.

📅 19 March
📍 Barbican Centre

Get your ticket now 👇
https://t.co/okTFY6QT02

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To celebrate the launch of Declan's new book 'The Actor and the Space,' we are hosting a book launch and talk on 19 March at the Barbican between Declan and Adrian Lester - for info and to grab your tickets, click the link below!

https://t.co/p4JX8Xns8L

[Nick Hern Books @NickHernBooks]

We're excited to announce The Actor and the Space by Declan Donnellan.

A bold new way of thinking about acting, by a world-leading director, founder of Cheek by Jowl, and author of the bestselling The Actor and the Target.

Out 14 March – pre-order here: https://t.co/sOQ8oJzTHf

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"I know the plot, but it still always manages to surprise me. You discover what you already know."

Declan and Nick's production of Oedipus travels to @TeatrosCanal later this month - listen to Declan talk about the production here! https://t.co/GAxf7HwERg

📸Albert Dobrin

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Happy New Year to everyone, from the Cheek by Jowl team!

📸Nelly Uvarova as Irina in our 2005-13 production of Three Sisters, taken by Igor Zakharkin

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🥳 BILBAO, SEE YOU TONIGHT! 🥳

Mucha mierda to the cast of Life is a Dream, which opens tonight at the @teatro_arriaga in Bilbao. It's only playing there for two nights, so get your tickets while you still can!

@LAZONATeatro @TEATROCLASICO

📸Javier Naval

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🎂Happy Birthday to our Co-Artistic Director Nick Ormerod! 🎂

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🥳 MUCHA MIERDA 🥳

To the company of Life is a Dream, who open tonight in Buenos Aires at the Teatro Regio! The show will only be in Argentina until 2 December, so get your tickets now while you still can!

📸 Manuel Moya

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

Declan and Nick's Russian-language production of Twelfth Night opened at the Pushkin Drama Theatre 20 years ago today!

The NYT had this to say: "As close to undiluted pleasure as this ambiguous old world allows…Boundaries melt like ice cubes in August."

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✈️ BON VOYAGE ✈

Tomorrow the company of La Vida es Sueño (Life is a Dream) flies to Buenos Aires for their week of performances at the @elsanmartinctba ! The show opens on the 25 November and runs until 2 December - for more info, check out the production page on our website.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

In 2010, Cheek by Jowl's Boris Godunov landed at Les Gémeaux in Sceaux. These final performances in Paris were the culmination of a decade-long international tour that saw us performing in Rio de Janeiro, Brussels, Hong Kong, New York, Berlin, and many more!

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BUENOS AIRES 🇦🇷

We are over the moon to announce that Life is a Dream will be heading to Buenos Aires at the end of this month for its South American premiere!

The show opens at the @elSanMartinCTBA on November 25 and runs until December 2 – head to our website for more info.

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🎃Happy Hallowe’en! 🎃

If you’re looking for great costume ideas, why not style yourself after Kelly Hotten, who played the Porter in our 2009-2011 production of Macbeth?

📸Johan Persson

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Mucha mierda to the cast and crew of Life is a Dream, who open at Teatro Bretón de los Herreros in Logroño tonight!

@TEATROCLASICO @LAZONATeatro

Photo by Javier Naval

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Happy European Historic Theatres Day!

Life is a Dream is one of the great Spanish Golden Age plays, and so it is fitting that we have performed in amazing historic theatres all over Europe: from Budapest’s National Theatre to the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh, and many more.

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Interested in a workshop?

Cheek by Jowl has a diverse workshop programme that caters for students, artists, and teachers at all stages of their artistic career.

Find out more here: https://t.co/I9QVXxqcdR

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Wishing a very happy birthday today to Matthew Macfadyen! 🎂 🥳

Matthew performed in our productions of The Duchess of Malfi (1995-96) and Much Ado About Nothing (1998). Here he is as Benedick, both on-stage and in the rehearsal room!

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Our Associate Lucinda Dawkins is running a two–day course on #Macbeth @guildhallschool from 28 October, for students taking #GCSEEnglish. The course will use performance to bring Macbeth to life and help you prepare for exams.

⬇️Find out more below!

https://t.co/qz5RUxDPPD