Sherica
From: Tuesday, 17th January 2012
To: Saturday, 21 January 2012
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Synopsis
'Stop...! This isn't me. I don't visit prostitutes. For God's sake - I read the Guardian!' Teacher Michael's infatuation with a sex worker opens him up to blackmail. A compelling and moving thriller from the same team behind last year's Edinburgh hit 'Wednesday' ('a stunning piece of confrontational theatre' ***** - BroadwayBaby).
Our Review:
18 January 2012
First seen at last summer’s 24:7 festival, Ian Winterton’s dark and tightly-packed drama about a prostitute in a lust triangle then went on to the Edinburgh Fringe and surfaces again now as part of the Library Theatre’s re-play event.
With the same cast and director, it holds up very well. Katie (Ruth Middleton) is called to her stroppy sister Natalie’s school after Natalie (Nicola Stebbings) threatens vile fellow pupil Douglas (William Hutchby) with a knife.
Katie works as a prostitute, under the name Sherica, and her clients include Douglas, who sees an opportunity for blackmail, and teacher Michael (Oliver Devoti), the latter married to Holly (Katy Slater), another teacher. 24:7 originator David Slack is the disciplinarian maths teacher and a man of principle.
There’s certainly a lot of it, as the author elaborates on his basic plot by fleshing out Katie and her determination to try to break her fami...
Creative
Ian Winterton (Author)
Balloon Head Productions (Company)
Shred Productions (Company)
Trevor MacFarlane (Director)
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