And What? Queer. Arts. Festival. 2017
And What? Queer. Arts. Festival. 2017 London 29 Sep - 21 Oct... and a little bit more for you thirsty types
And What? Queer. Arts. Festival. 2017
London 29 Sep - 21 Oct... and a little bit more for you thirsty types
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Photo: Manuel Vason<br />
5 - 7 OCT<br />
Medea, Written in Rage / by Jean-René Lemoine,<br />
translated, adapted and directed by Neil Bartlett<br />
5-7 Oct (8pm) // The Place, 117 Duke’s Road, London WC1H 9PY<br />
► tickets: theplace.org.uk, £12-£16<br />
Presented by: NFA International <strong>Arts</strong> & Culture in association with The Place, the<br />
Institut français du Royaume Uni, and SACD France.<br />
The stage is set for a gig - a microphone, a bank of speakers and smoke hanging<br />
in the air. A figure in an extraordinary gown emerges from the shadows. This is<br />
Medea - returned from history to tell us her version of events.<br />
This startling re-imagining of the ancient Greek legend of passion and revenge,<br />
featuring the mesmerising François Testory, casts Medea as the ultimate outsider,<br />
a stranger filled with rage in a foreign land. Her monologue transports us from<br />
ancient Greece to modern Europe and back again in a provocative, blood-soaked<br />
collage of performance, opera and sexual confession. The production also features<br />
the live music of Phil Von.<br />
Stay after the show on THU 5 OCT for a Q&A with the artists.<br />
Fri 6 OCT 6.30-7.30pm - REIMAGINING MEDEA<br />
Join us before the performance for this informal talk by acclaimed director and<br />
playwright, Neil Bartlett discussing the role of gender in performance and the<br />
challenges of queering tragedy for contemporary audiences.<br />
Contains adult content, strong language and nudity.
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