Linda Marlowe interprets eighteen of 30 poems by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, in this new stage show. Duffy imagines the wives’ perspective of famous men through the ages, slicing through history and myth, whilst also casting an astute glance over the modern world. Laced with dark humour and acerbic wit, this passionate exposé will enthral lovers of Duffy’s poems and newcomers alike.
The poems are based on the lives of the wives of famous people through history, but there are also fictitious renderings such as Queen Kong. There are poems about the Kray sisters, Myra Hindley and various mythical Greek figures like Mrs Midas. This is Carol Ann Duffy’s take on what these women would have said about their men. Some of them are very funny, some are provocative, and others are quite dark.
Performer, Linda Marlowe elaborates: “I’ve approached it in my physical style to bring them alive as characters, even giving them accents – Queen Kong has a Hispanic accent to make her sexy and feminine… It’s amazing poetry and amazingly actable. It’s almost as if she’s written them for the theatre. It’s crying out to be acted.”
Linda Marlowe has enjoyed great acclaim for her previous solo work including Berkoff’s Women, which toured internationally and played West End seasons. In this new show, her virtuoso performance of the Poet Laureate’s brilliant and often controversial verse is set against a stunning audio-visual design.
8pm, Wednesday 12 May 2010, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, £10 all tickets
Recommended 14+
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