Who Deserves Greatness
A theatrical piece comprising a series of visual sequences centred around power, vulnerability, resistance and survival. The sequences emerge from a range of different spaces and include a wake in which a man voluntarily enters his own grave, a forest in which the buried dead are collectively resurrected, and an oppressive inner-city landscape in which a man repeatedly tries and is prevented from committing suicide.
Cast & creative
Conception, dramaturgy and direction Nuria Legarda
Devised with the performer Lucy Barton, Marina A. Cabanero, Arianne Carless, Nhung Dang, Pablo G., Peiez, Curtis Gault, Daniel Graham, Christopher Hutchings, Lydia Markam, Alex McLeod, Daniella Sanderson, Jasmine J.Smith, Grace Scott, Phoebe Wagner, Joanna Walton, Anna, Wolszczak, Luke Vincent
Assistant Director Grace Lockwood
Sound Designer Thomas Mothersole supported by Sam Gillett
Video Designer Robin Senoner
Lighting Designer Jack Holloway
Costume Antonia Day, Claudia Vogt
Production Supervisor Lucy Hall
Production Manager Ross Monteiro
Stage-manager Alex Ouaddane
Assistant stage-manager Ruby Webb
Assistant stage-manager Shane Ludlow
Technical Manager Matthias Bremer
Sound Manager Brad Rushmer
Sound Operator Rhiannon Lawrence
Lighting Operator and Programmer James Rodd
Operator and video programmer Roben P. Garcia.
Production Electrician Dean Bennetts
Show Photography Michael O’Relly
Rehearsals photography Joanna Walton.
Exhibition space
The Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College London, UK
Who Deserves Greatness is a very powerful piece of theatre... and I think the most sophisticated piece of theatre I’ve ever seen at a drama college. It is mesmerising, rooted in meaning and completely original... I’ve never seen anything like it. It moved the audience to tears but was ultimately wonderfully uplifting.
I thoroughly enjoyed Nuria Legarda’s piece. Her strong interdisciplinary modes of creation and direction showcased a beautifully crafted and intricate performance. I wholeheartedly cannot wait to see her next project!
Who Deserves Greatness, is visual poetry. It’s really moving even if I don’t know why. Good show!
I think it is a very poetic, very moving, very imaginative piece, with an amazing musicality to it. I could watch it all over again, yeah!