The struggles of an artist are brought to life at the Lyric
Red, a new co-production between Prime Cut Productions and the Lyric Theatre, which is coming to the Belfast theatre from April 8-23, captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations.
Set in New York in 1958 and based on real events, artist Mark Rothko (Patrick O’Kane) is at the height of his career. He has just received the art world’s largest commission to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue. It is his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.
Viewed through the lens of his new assistant, the aspiring painter Ken (Thomas Finnegan), we witness Rothko – fiery, uncompromising, and furiously intelligent – struggle with the commission which is threatening to damage his integrity and his creativity.