Our cast are delving into the life and mind of Antonin Artaud through physical theatre and multi-media.

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The Writer’s Mark Launch Photos
February 2024
Fabrica Arts Centre
Brighton

The Writer’s Mark Launch Photos
February 2024
Fabrica Arts Centre

‘The diaries have a significance for Kafka which is not only autobiographical and an aid to the mastery of his soul’

Max Brod

This is a hard question to answer – but at the same time easy in the sense of Kafka’s place in societies constructs, minds and imagination. When starting with the task at hand of addressing – who was Franz Kafka, you should begin with picturing a man peering from his window on Niklas Street, Prague…

Here are a selection of photos of our cast rehearsing segments of devised pieces and extracts from Contemplation (Betrachtung) 1904-1912. It’s been an exciting week at Fabrica, as our cast begin to rehearse in the beautiful arts venue!

In the build up to the performance date, our artists have been busy – around the clock – to create works that are inspired by different aspects of Kafka’s life, novels and letters. Where does one start? There is so much to go by! I think for all our artists the greatest window into Kafka’s…

The Artistic Director – Natasha Higdon – Has very much enjoyed the process of creating a puppet for the performance in February that is a representation of Kafka and how he viewed himself. Natasha has read Kafka’s short stories multiple times, and through doing so has been trying to get into the mindset of Kafka…