Never Said I Was a Genius

Is there such a thing as an artistic genius? Or is genius merely a myth that perpetuates privilege and enables monstrous acts to occur? And how does an artist’s biography shape that myth and reframe the work of an artistic genius?

Not Quite Theatre co. presents a new theatrical meditation that poses these questions and takes aim at the oft debated concept of the artistic genius. Our ensemble awkwardly unpacks the relationship between the genius and the monster; examining how the horrific acts of the artistic genius have been culturally justified by the systems that have elevated them, including the fandoms that place the artistic genius on increasingly inaccessible pedestals.

Join us as a gaggle of artistic geniuses compete to make the very play you're watching. A play somehow set both here and now in this very theatre AND in a glamorous but decaying villa on the Italian Riviera circa 1963.

Created & Produced by Not Quite Theatre co.

Conceived & Directed by John Kurzynowski

Performers: Lauren Lucy Cook, Emily Foxton, Harry French, Harrison Hartley, Haydn Watts, Kim Whatmore

Sound Design: Alex Ansdell & John Kurzynowski

Assistant Director: Ellie McCoy

Date & Time: Thursday 8th & Friday 9th October @ 8:00pm

Running Time: 70 mins

Content warnings: Suitable for ages 16 and above, contains strong language, commentary on outdated misogynistic views, loud sounds.

Latecomers may not be admitted. ​Ticket purchases are non refundable.

Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members.

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