I think its only fair to acknowledge the work of Steven Berkoff, who was a visual influence to my using 'Metamorphosis' as a subject matter, the Novel by Franz Kafka was the spark of course, but putting the idea into visual, the credit as to go the Berkoff.
Both the play and rediscovering the book through first the audio tape from a fellow Dyslexic art student and then dusting off 'The Castle' and 'Metamoprhosis' redeveloping a love for the dark world that Kafka seemed to be engulfed by. It is hard to imagine when walking through the streets of Prague that these same streets could compound Kafka to write with such dread, of course the political regime and the dominance of a father's tranny have to be taken into the whole make up of Kafka and his work.
Steven Berkoff's 'Metamorphosis' is inspired by Franz Kafka's renowned story - the parable of Gregor Samsa, a humble, industrious man who, upon waking one morning, finds himself transformed into a gigantic beetlelike insect. His metamorphosis is both physical and psychological, and through his harrowing and absurdly comic journey Gregor comes to represent the quintessential outsider and alien. Directed by Lisa May, Bruiser matchs the wonderful language and dark humour of the text, with fast moving and beautiful visuals. With Bruiser nothing is hidden - stripping the performance down to the essentials: the actors, the space and the audience.
