Motherland
From: Monday, 19th October 2009
To: Saturday, 7 November 2009
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Synopsis
Extraordinary stories, ordinary lives. This powerful and moving drama shares the stories of women whose everyday lives have been touched by the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These women, who live in our street, and drink in our local, share their stories with warmth, humour and candour, as they reveal the real lottery of war.
Our Review:
20 October 2009
There can be few shows more topical on in London at the moment than Motherland. One of the big success stories of the Edinburgh Fringe last year, this is a play that captures the rich stories of women with family members serving in the forces. Against the current review of troop numbers in Afghanistan and daily reports of deaths from there and Iraq these verbatim accounts have a particular resonance.
Topicality is not the only reason why this is a play that should be seen. The women’s stories, collected two years ago from the north east of England by writer and director Steve Gilroy, have been woven into a rich tapestry of voices, memories, emotions and observations, which has a universal resonance.
Sitting amongst a spare set of scattered munitions boxes, the oustanding ensemble of four actors - Rachel Adamson, Charlie Binns, Eleanor Clarke and Helen Embleton present the lives of 16 different women. There are snapshots from ch...
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Steve Gilroy (Author)
Live Theatre (Producer)
Empty Spaces (Producer)
Steve Gilroy (Director)
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