The Theatre of Societas Raffaello Sanzio

The Theatre of Societas Raffaello Sanzio chronicles four years in the life of an extraordinary Italian theatre company whose work is widely recognized as some of the most exciting theatre currently being made in Europe. In the first English-language book to document their work, company founders, Claudia Castellucci, Romeo Castellucci and Chiara Guidi, discuss their approach to theatre making with Joe Kelleher and Nicholas Ridout. At the centre of the book is a detailed exploration of the company's eleven episode cycle of tragic theatre, Tragedia Endogonida (2002?2004,) including: production notes and extensive correspondence giving insights into the creative process essays by and conversations with company members alongside critical responses by their two co-authors seventy-two photographs of the company's work. This is a significant collection of theoretical and practical reflections on the subject of theatre in thetwenty-first century, and an indispensible written and visual document of the company's work.

Nicholas Ridout teaches in the Department of Drama at Queen Mary, University of London. Joe Kelleher teaches in the School of Arts at Roehampton University, London. Chiara Guidi is a founding member of the Societas Raffaello Sanzio. Romeo Castellucci is a founding member of the Societas Raffaello Sanzio. Claudia Castellucci is a founding member of the Societas Raffaello Sanzio.