Pandora
From: Tuesday, 18th May 2010
To: Saturday, 12 June 2010
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Synopsis
Box? No, no, no: it was a jar, and I had absolutely no idea what was in it. But curiosity was one of my gifts wasn’t it, so it’s Not My Fault. Found out too late it was chock full of all the rubbish they didn’t want in heaven: and that includes Hope you know. If you were given a jar and told never to open it, how long would it take you to unscrew the lid? Just a little peek...
Our Review:
24 May 2010
Pandora is the latest offering from Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, a theatre company that aims to bring the creative energy of diverse communities to stories from classical civilisation.
The short plays which make up the evening have evolved from workshops held by writer Jennie Buckman with women from Haringey University of the Third Age and pupils from a local school. Participants were asked to respond to the mythological tale of Pandora with stories from their own lives.
Most people will be familiar with Pandora, whose curiosity drove her to open a box given to her by Zeus, thus releasing all the curses and miseries it contained. Her story and its relevance to women today is the underlying theme of the plays – that it is women’s lot to suffer and be blamed for all the ills of the world.
So there are tales of grief: a mother who searches for her lost child for years; despair: a young girl suffering from her parents’ abusive ...
Creative
Jennie Buckman (Author)
Giant Theatre Company (Company)
Alex Clifton (Director)
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