Scenes from an Execution at The Royal George Theatre

Runcible Theatre Company to stage Howard Barker’s acclaimed play about transgressive art set in renaissance Venice.

1571. Venice has won an overwhelming victory in The Battle of Lepanto. The artist and sensualist Galactia is chosen to commemorate the triumph; instead she fills a staggering one thousand square feet of canvas with violence, suffering and death. Another battle ensues between artist and State, with Galactia unremitting in the face of extreme adversity.

“Barker’s most famous and accessible play” (The Guardian)

“ - mix of austere intellectual rigour and knockabout, anachronistic humour” (The Independent)

First performed as a radio play in 1984, and more recently at The National Theatre in London, Runcible Theatre are incredibly excited to bring this play to Chicago’s Royal George Theatre. Directed by Andrew Root.

The cast includes Equity member Sarah Chalcroft in the lead role as Galactia, Cory Hardin, Jack McCabe (recently seen in Chicago Fire) Stephen Fedo, Geoff Zimmerman, Alex Fisher, Nate Dion, Matt Flemming, Georgia Gove, Trista Noel Baker, Watson Swift, Vic Kugilowski, Stephen Rowland, Nathan Wainwright, and Owen Hickle-Edwards.

Tickets are now on sale at The Royal George Box Office (312) 988 9000 or visit Ticketmaster.

Shows perform in The Gallery, March 6 - 29 | Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm.

For more information about the show visit www.runcibletheatre.org