Shakespeare's Sister

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Event Shakespeare's Sister
Venue ICA, London, England
First Date 2 December 1980
Last Date 21 December 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description 'This bizarre comedy was written and devised in its original form by the Parisian collective Theatre de l'Aquarium, who mounted it with enormous success in Paris and subsequently toured it throughout Europe. It is now to have its first English production. Taking off from a passage in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, in which she imagines what might have happened to a sister of Shakespeare's blessed with a talent equal to his own, it uses visual rather than primarily verbal images to explore the world of four brides and two grandmothers. It examines the way in which "the skills of housewifery" and "the stereotypes of feminine manners" are passed from one generation to the next.' This first version, part of Monstrous Regiment's British Premieres season, was performed at ICA London in December 1980. Subsequent versions went on tour in 1982.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Experimental
Visual Theatre
Black Comedy
Surrealism
Subjects Feminism
Women
Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gemma Jackson Designer
Hilary Westlake Director
Steve Whitson Lighting Designer
Chris Bowler Performer
David Bradford Performer
Josefina Cupido Performer
Gillian Hanna Performer
Mary McCusker Performer
John Slade Performer
Gillian Hanna Translator
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Programmes, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Press Release Press release, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Newspaper Press clippings, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Event Identifier 131366
Dataset AusStage