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The
Six Wives of Timothy Leary
by Philip de Gouveia
"I
told him I wanted to expand my mind, to explore the far shores
of my consciousness and to develop myself as a complete and
unconditional sexual being. He said it sounded good to him."
Marianne wants to sing. Mary wants to remember. Nena wants
to forget. Rosemary wants a revolution. Joanna wants a baby.
Barbara wants to say goodbye.
Six women meditate on the highs and 'highs' of being married
to counter-culture revolutionary and psychedelic messiah Timothy
Leary.
World
Premiere
WHen.
Etcetera Theatre, London
20th November - 9th December 2007
Riverside Studios, London
3rd - 26th June 2008
Pleasance Dome (King Dome), Edinburgh Festival Fringe
31st July - 25th August 2008
The
Cast, in order of wives
Hetty
Abbott - Marianne
Lisa Came - Mary
Anna Brook - Nena
Kirsten Hazel Smith - Nena (Edinburgh)
Charlotte Donachie - Rosemary
Katharine Bennett-Fox - Joanna
Alison Baker - Barbara
Rebecca Keatley - Barbara (Edinburgh)
The
Creative Team
Timothy Hughes - Director
Katherine Webb - Designer
Sarah Gooda - Lighting Designer
Malik Abdurakhmanov - Sound Designer (Etcetera)
Steve Rafter - Sound Designer (Riverside)
Lauren McCarthy & Claire Wincott - Costume
Assistants
Chloe Anderson - Make-up Artist
Julian Romanczuk - Set Construction
Ross Nicholson - Stage Manager
Louisa Fitzgerald - Assistant Director (Riverside)
Philip
de Gouveia - Playwright
Is a policy researcher, journalist
and recent graduate of the Royal Court 26+ Writers Programme.
THE SIX WIVES OF TIMOTHY LEARY is his first play. His second
play, ISFAHAN CALLING, is currently in development with Iso
Prodctions.
'Subtle,
classy and compelling; this is must see theatre...The finest
ensemble piece you will see all year.'
Daily Mirror
4 STARS
'...the real treat of the piece is the quality of the performances
of the young actresses...superbly realised'
Herald
4
STARS
'Philip de Gouveia's excellent first play...stylishly directed
by Timothy Hughes'
Whatsonstage.com
4 STARS
'A truly unique, kaleidoscopic, theatrical experience; not
to be missed'
remotegoat.co.uk
4 STARS
'...an arresting and impressive piece of theatre'
musicOMH.com
'a cast of young women who act their socks off, make this
play one you should certainly turn on, tune in and drop
out to.'
London24
'Philip de Gouveia's play about the six wives of the
controversial American pyschologist Timothy Leary, who died
in 1996, is a remarkable first achievement'
The Stage
'...Philip de Gouveia's excellent new play...All in all,
it's an insightful piece of writing, and, in Timothy Hughes'
unfussy production, a gift to the actors, who are all excellent.'
Time Out Critics' Choice
'Philip de Gouveia has realised his own personal Leary more
stylishy than anyone.'
John Higgs - I Have America Surrounded
'With The Six Wives of Timothy Leary, he [de Gouveia]
has dodged the dramatic bullet of lazily glorifying a counter-culture
icon and instead crafted a work that deals with universal
themes of love, loss, broken relationships and their aftermath.'
Camden New Journal
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