Overview
Breach restage the 1612 trial of Agostino Tassi for the rape of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Based on surviving court transcripts, this new play dramatises the seven-month trial that gripped Renaissance Rome, and asks how much has changed in the last four centuries. Blending myth, history and contemporary commentary, this is the story of how a woman took revenge through her art to become one of the most successful painters of her generation.
Winners of the Fringe First Award 2018
Winners of The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2018
Untapped Award Winner 2018.
Screened by BBC Four in February 2020 and currently available on iPlayer