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She also prepares biographies for every character in the play, creating a chronological outline of all the key events that have shaped them.Traditionally, this has been considered the actor’s domain but Mitchell insists it’s also a directorial task.Which is then discussed and negotiated with the actors in rehearsals.

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She also prepares biographies for every character in the play, creating a chronological outline of all the key events that have shaped them.Traditionally, this has been considered the actor’s domain but Mitchell insists it’s also a directorial task.Which is then discussed and negotiated with the actors in rehearsals.

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Equally as important is the concept of time. Beyond simply time of day, Mitchell explores historical context, political context and how the passing of time shapes each scene.

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Equally as important is the concept of time. Beyond simply time of day, Mitchell explores historical context, political context and how the passing of time shapes each scene.

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extensive investigation into every aspect of the text.

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extensive investigation into every aspect of the text.

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Mitchell asserts the foundation for all directorial choices lays with identifying the facts of the play. Practically, this means making a list of everything explicitly stated in the text.Not what’s implied. Nor what is open to interpretation.

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Mitchell asserts the foundation for all directorial choices lays with identifying the facts of the play. Practically, this means making a list of everything explicitly stated in the text.Not what’s implied. Nor what is open to interpretation.

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Katie Mitchell inspires great loyalty, respect – and a fair bit of outrage. She is a highly influential theatre director, feted in Europe and twice selected for the prestigious Theatretreffen showcase in Berlin. 

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Katie Mitchell inspires great loyalty, respect – and a fair bit of outrage. She is a highly influential theatre director, feted in Europe and twice selected for the prestigious Theatretreffen showcase in Berlin. 

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Mitchell has been described as "a director who polarises audiences like no other" and "the closest thing the British theatre has to an auteur"

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Mitchell has been described as "a director who polarises audiences like no other" and "the closest thing the British theatre has to an auteur"

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Katie Mitchell by Stephen Cummiskey 2_1 (1)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAij9r9RvF0#action=share

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In 1996 Mitchell started directing operas at Welsh National Opera where she directed four productions, including Handel's Jephtha and Jancek's Jenufa. Since then she has directed operas at houses, including the Royal Opera House and the English National Opera.

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https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/collections/digital-theatre/stages-and-screens-katie-mitchell-theatre-aesthetics

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Broad approach: Naturalism with multimedia, termed live cinema.

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influenced by Stanislavski’s methods for creating a characteruses multimedia to support the set design in communicating the world and ideas of the play, and to act as a live participant in the performance, with almost equal status to an actormultimedia is often used live on stage to pick out a performer’s more subtle details, eg facial expressionsthe importance of narrative, using technology to show what is going on in the character’s head, not just simply the beginning, middle and end of a story

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influenced by Stanislavski’s methods for creating a characteruses multimedia to support the set design in communicating the world and ideas of the play, and to act as a live participant in the performance, with almost equal status to an actormultimedia is often used live on stage to pick out a performer’s more subtle details, eg facial expressionsthe importance of narrative, using technology to show what is going on in the character’s head, not just simply the beginning, middle and end of a story

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Katie Mitchell is an English director

she often explores feminist themes

she has worked with the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre

her productions include a vast array of

opera

as well as theatre performances

she is best known for her adaptations of classic plays from playwrights such as

Chekhov

,

Strindberg

and

Euripides

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In a career spanning thirty years she has directed over 100 shows - over 70 theatre productions and nearly 30 operas.

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In a career spanning thirty years she has directed over 100 shows - over 70 theatre productions and nearly 30 operas.

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She has directed thirteen productions for the Royal Court, including Ten Billion (2012) and 2071(2014) about the climate emergency, an issue she is passionate about.

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She has directed thirteen productions for the Royal Court, including Ten Billion (2012) and 2071(2014) about the climate emergency, an issue she is passionate about.

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She was an English director who explores feminist themes.  She has worked with the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre