Black Bread and Cucumber
From: Tuesday, 5th October 2010
To: Saturday, 23 October 2010
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Synopsis
The adventures of a foreign actress living, and performing "The Cherry Orchard", in Russia before and after the 1991 coup
Our Review:
8 October 2010
It's fair to say that Caroline Blakiston's Black Bread and Cucumber is a niche within niche theatre; it is theatre for those not only interested in Chekhov's plays, but for those prepared to listen to a detailed account of a specific type Chekhovian performance. Comprised of narrative pieces and verbatim excerpts, Black Bread and Cucumber is an autobiographical account of Blakiston's experience as the first English woman to play Chekhov in Russia in Russian. As the programme tells us, this "is not a play".
An eminent performer and stalwart of the stage, Blakiston could probably entertain an audience with a story half as interesting as the one she tells in this one-woman show. As she recounts her travels to Russia and her performance of the role of Charlotta in The Cherry Orchard, we meet the actors she worked with, the unhelpful directors, and the strange people on the street. Just as Charlotta, a travelling circus performer, is ...
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Caroline Blakiston (Author)
Caroline Blakiston (Director)
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