FOR their final show, HE Performing arts students La Fama perform a retrospective of the life and works of the German dramatist Georg Buchner. Using two of Buchner’s plays – Woyzeck and Leonce and Lena – as the starting point, La Fama have created an engaging representation of his work.

Buchner, the inspirational German writer, is one of the pioneers of modern theatre whose works have inspired a generation of performance practitioners, such as Antonin Artaud and Bertolt Brecht. The painstaking beauty of his “anti-classical” style of writing is still as relevant and important to contemporary society.

Gorge, performed by BA (Hons) Top up Year 3 and Year 2 Foundation degree students, is an exploration of key themes and issues surrounding Buchner’s life and works. By cross-pollinating aspects of physical theatre, contemporary dance, acting and musical theatre and integrating visual and musical elements, the company will be exploring the common themes such as love, lust, boredom and rebellion which are inherent throughout Buchner’s writings, drama and study of his life.

Gorge will be performed on Thursday, June 11, and Saturday, June 13, at The Courtyard at 7.45pm. To book, call 01432 340555 or visit courtyard.org.uk.