Internationalist Theatre

Internationalist Theatre is the London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress Angelique Rockas in April 1981 to pioneer the performance of classical drama and contemporary plays with multi-racial and multi-national casts. The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre.

The Stage in its Theatre News page in April 1981 announced the company's intention "to assert a multi-racial drama policy, with an even mix of performers drawn from different cultural groups ... including native British" in its forthcoming production of Jean Genet's The Balcony.Athol Fugard endorses the formation of "internationalist theatre" and accepts to be on the advisory board.Michelene Wandor in her preview for Time Out magazine of the company's performance of Griselda Gambaro's The Camp (1967 play) described the company's internationalist casting policy as an "exciting risk". Ann Morey in her BBC Latin American Service (now BBC Mundo) broadcast on the performance of The Camp (1967 play) observes "a theatre company that breaks cultural and racial barriers", and Madeleine Jay on the BBC French Service (now part of BBC World Service ) review of The Balcony affirms the value of an internationalist theatre. Peter Hepple of The Stage describes the achievement of Internationalist Theatre's production of Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children as "a significant piece of epic theatre with ... multi-national cast". Ann Morley Priestman of The Stage praises The Balcony not only for its "taylormade" multi-national casting but also for its artistic merits.

Angelique Rockas as founder, artistic director, and as a woman theatre practitioner has been interviewed about the main aims of Internationalist Theatre by Eleftherotypia, The National Herald,Vogue Mexico,The South African, and on Hellenism.net.

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