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