AMADEUS
Wednesday 3 June to Saturday 6 June 2009
Written by Peter Shaffer
What happens when mediocrity recognizes itself in the face of genius? Especially when genius comes in the form of a vulgar potty-mouthed child prodigy? This is the question posed as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, perhaps the greatest composer of all time, unknowingly becomes the battleground of envious court composer Antonio Salieri's strife with God. Winner of the Evening Standard Drama Award, the Theatre Critics' Award and the coveted Tony Award for Best Play, AMADEUS went on to become a critically acclaimed major motion picture winning eight Oscars, including Best Picture. Peter Shaffer's play is part of the new canon of contemporary, dramatic and exciting British theatre. The Shilo Theatre Company was delighted to present another innovative and excellent production. "I have worked and worked the talent You allowed me. You know how hard I've worked! - solely that in the end, in the practice of the art that alone makes the world comprehensible to me, I might hear Your Voice! And now I do hear it and it says only one name: MOZART!... Spiteful, sniggering, conceited, infantine Mozart! - who has never worked one minute to help another man! - shit-talking Mozart with his botty-smacking wife! Him You have chosen to be your sole conduit! And my only reward - my sublime privilege - is to be the sole man alive in this time who shall clearly recognise Your Incarnation!"
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