Teatro Fisico is a new venue at the Edinburgh Fringe founded by Tom Corradini, centred around five shows which are all rooted in Lecoq clown and physical theatre. In this interview with Paul Levy, performers Nicholas Scott-Reading and Isabella Egizi talk about one of those shows, Caligula.
“Frank Wilkinson, an American professor of ancient history, is being treated in a psychiatric ward a severepsychotic episode. In the grip of hallucinations, he is convinced he is the Emperor Caligula. Aided by a clown nurse and an autistic musician, Frank relives the rise and fall of Rome’s most notorious emperor, a man who began as a populist servant of the people and ended as a narcissistic tyrant. A tragicomedy blending physical theatre, clown and live performance.”
