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...some trace of her

inspired by The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
adapted by Katie Mitchell and the company

Video above: Watch a preview of ...some trace of her.

You know, I can't understand how one can pass by a tree and not be happy about the sight of it. Think how many beautiful things there are at every step, things even the most wretched man cannot but find beautiful. Look at a child, look at the grass, how it grows, look at the eyes that gaze at you and love you...

A woman lies dead on a bed in her wedding dress, a silver knife through her heart. The two men who loved her lie beside her.

I don't understand even now how it happened.

This multimedia performance develops the use of live video seen in the ground-breaking production of Waves at the National Theatre in 2006/7. Waves returns to the Cottesloe from 20 August to 9 September, prior to a UK and World Tour.

In the ...some trace of her programme Director of Photography, Leo Warner, describes the unique process of bringing ...some trace of her to the stage; plus how to access exclusive video footage from the show. Read the introduction to his article.

Watch Katie Mitchell speak about ...some trace of her to Mark Kermode on BBC2's The Culture Show.

discover: ...some trace of her, 26 - 29 August
Would you like to learn more about how Waves and …some trace of her were created, while having a go yourself? Click here for more information.

PLUS find out about the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky, read the staff director's inside view of the creative process, as well as interviews with the creative team in the ...some trace of her WORKPACK .