Brighton Festival Blog » New World Order

Look away now

brightonfestival — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:53:24 +0000

Corridors of Power

brightonfestival — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:43:59 +0000

Town Hall, Bartholomew Square.

A drink on me

brightonfestival — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:24:23 +0000

New World Order.

Speak my language

brightonfestival — Thu, 03 May 2007 08:02:37 +0000

Just a few routine questions – rehearsals yesterday for Mountain Language, part of New World Order.

Gods Creatures

brightonfestival — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:47:02 +0000

‘One for the Road’ – rehearsals at the Town Hall earlier this afternoon.

King Cordy

brightonfestival — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:02:07 +0000

From the Town Hall this afternoon where rehearsals begin for New World Order very very soon . . .

Now “INTER UNDAS ET COLLES FLOREMUS” (between downs and sea we flourish) Brighton’s original motto was chosen by Sir John Cordy Burrows who was the town’s first Mayor.

About King Cordy
About the new motto and Coat of Arms

Porridge

brightonfestival — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:03:51 +0000

The second of my picture sessions for 2007 Festival produced shows was for A New World Order. The title given to a selection of late Harold Pinter plays to be staged as promenade/site specific pieces in the bowels of the Town Hall at Bartholemew Square. The lower ground floor and basement levels of the building at one time housed a Police Station and cells which were in use as recently as the 1960’s.

First performed at the Royal Court in 1991 The New World Order lasts 10 nerve wracking minutes and was described by the Independent as getting “closer to the nerve of torture than any play I know”.

I photographed Harold Pinter during Brighton Festival 2004. Below are two photographs from the session at the Town Hall.