High drama and emotion, The Scoop are performing their most ambitious project to date: The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht.  Performed in the open-air on South Bank, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is his epic fable that draws on motives taken from the Bible, Buddhist & Islamic narrations and the 13th Century Chinese piece Li-Xing-dao.

The story unfolds when there is a coup and Governor Georgi Abashwili is murdered.  The Governor’s wife choses to abandon her son as she plans to flee from the city.  Grusha her maid is the heroine and is left with the Governor’s son.  This is an emotional drama and poses questions to the audience of who should bring up the child, and is there any justice?

This production, that combines live music, comedy and song, captures the imagination of an audience of any age.  It is a fantastic opportunity to see live open-air theatre and best of all the event is FREE.  The Caucasian Chalk Circle will be performed on: August 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 8pm. August 23, 30 at 6pm; September 01, 02, 03, 08, 9, 10, 15 at 8pm.  September 06, 13 at 6pm.  September 17 at 9pm.  The Scoop is between London Bridge and Tower Bridge on the south bank of the River Thames.  The nearest Underground Station is London Bridge.