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The
B File
by Deborah Levy
"Are
you making conversation?
Or are you asking me to read between the lines?"
One
Woman. Five Bodies. A Physical Exploration.
Kernawells
Theatre Company, in association with WHen.
Etcetera Theatre, London
29th May - 17th June 2007
The
Cast
Lucy Cudden - Beatrice One
Hannah Clare Radcliffe - Beatrice Two
Jessie Burton - Beatrice Three
Laura Murray - Beatrice Four
Amy Cudden - Beatrice Five
The
Production Team
Luke Kernaghan - Director
Gabriella Restelli - Designer
Marco Cifre Quatresols - Lighting Designer
Michael van der Put - Stage Manager
Deborah
Levy - Playwright
Trained at Dartington College of
Arts leaving in 1981 to write a number of plays, highly
acclaimed for their "intellectual rigour, poetic fantasy
and visual imagination", including PAX, HERESIES for
the Royal Shakespeare Company, CLAM, CALL BLUE JANE, SHINY
NYLON, HONEY BABY MIDDLE ENGLAND, PUSHING THE PRINCE INTO
DENMARK and MACBETH-FALSE MEMORIES, some of which are published
in LEVY: PLAYS 1 (Methuen).
Deborah
wrote and published her first novel BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS (Vintage),
when she was 27 years old. The experience of not having
to give her words to a director, actors and designer to
interpret, was so exhilarating, she wrote a few more. These
include, SWALLOWING GEOGRAPHY, THE UNLOVED (Vintage) and
BILLY AND GIRL (Bloomsbury). She has always written
across a number of art forms (see Bookworks and Collaborations
with visual artists) and was Fellow in Creative Arts at
Trinity College, Cambridge from 1989-1991.
'...a
winner fringe production...with its all female cast and
its overwhelming presence: it turns a simple story of identity
into a deeply layered commentary of perception and reality...Directed
with pure freedom of creativity by Luke Kernaghan...a truly
enjoyable and visual experience.'
The British Theatre Guide
'strong stage images and powerful performances from all
five actresses...highly recommended'
The Stage
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