Cheek by Jowl

Cheek by Jowl is an international theatre company founded in the United Kingdom by director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod in 1981.

[6] As of 2017, Cheek by Jowl has performed in over 400 cities in over 40 countries,[7] including Peter Brook's Bouffes du Nord in Paris, the Chekhov International Festival in Moscow and New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Cheek by Jowl have given the British premiere of 10 works of European classics, including Le Cid, by Pierre Corneille and Andromaque, by Jean Racine.

In 1989, Cheek by Jowl also produced Donnellan's own play Lady Betty, which was based on the true story of a hangwoman in the West of Ireland around the time of the French Revolution.

[13] The screening was attended by director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod, as well as actor Adrian Lester, who played Rosalind in the production.