Rebibbia - theatre production

Rebibbia – Théâtre National Populaire, Lyon – Jan 2019; Théâtre de la Tempête, Paris January 2022, amongst other performances across France.

Mise-en-scène: Louise Vignaud, Compagnie La Résolue.
Rohan Thomas: Director of moving images, Editor, Cinematographer.

Rebibbia is a theatrical adaptation of Goliarda Sapienza’s novel L’Università di Rebibbia (1983).

Rohan Thomas’s contribution to the play in moving images (directed, filmed and edited) consists of video projections which tell the stories of five prisoners not present on stage through a series of filmed portraits. A sequence of metaphorical tableaux depict the lead character’s imagination and create narrative suspension as part of the dramatic unfolding of the plot.

The play, staged by Compagnie la Résolue and directed by Louise Vignaud, was first performed at the Théâtre National Populaire in Lyon, France between 14-30 November 2018 and subsequent performances throughout France.

Performances:
Théâtre National Populaire, Lyon: Résidence de création / Inception and 1st run November 2018
5 - 16 January 2022 - Théâtre de la Tempête, Paris
20 - 21 January 2022 - Domaine d’O, Montpellier
25 January 2022 - Théâtre du Vellein, Villefontaine