Statement to Press

Sadly, the serious problems within the production have continued since my last update, and during this time I have felt it best to not post anything here. The following statement to the press was just issued, and I will update on what happens next soon. I will also fill in the incredible backstory that has led to this point.

"We, the creative team of the show Alcmaeon in Corinth, have been invited by the National Theatre Bitola to realise this show and have arrived in good faith and willing to work, in July this year.
However, in spite of all promises from and agreements with the management of the theatre in the past six months, we have arrived to Macedonia to insufficient funds for the realisation of the accepted scenography, costumes, choreography, music and sound for the show. This situation compromises Colin Teevan's moral rights as author of the text under international copyright law. It also means that we, the creative team, have been contracted under false pretences.
Our attempts to continue working and make compromises for the past four weeks are well documented.
Whilst we have met with huge support and commitment from the actors of the theatre, our concerns and protests to the extremely unprofessional situation and working conditions have been ignored by the management. One small example of this is the letter to the Cultural Minister of 7th August, this year.
Today, we find ourselves forced by the management of the theatre to continue working in extremely unprofessional conditions and deliver a show of hugely compromised quality, or otherwise they will not pay the remainder of our fees and hold us in breach of contract.
In the compromising of the agreed production, the National Theatre Bitola is in breach of international copyright laws and representatives of the author will be left with no choice but to withdraw the rights to the play Alcmaeon in Corinth.
- Colin Teevan, Gideon Davey, Nikola Kodjabashia, Sasha C. Damjanovski, Ilina Angelovska"