Event
Needle, Thread, Whiplash
MA Acting
-
Wed 5 Jul 23
19:30 - 21:30
-
Corbett Theatre, Loughton
-
Event type
Student Production
In a house of women in mourning, with no escape, we ask - does a woman hold more power in her death, or else, what is worth living for?
Devised by Karina Aviva Benjamin and the Company
Inspired by 'The House of Bernarda Alba' by Lorca
Directed by Karina Aviva Benjamin
Designed by Mila Sanders
In Needle, Thread, Whiplash we peer into the lives of a collective of women in the Alba household who are beholden to an austere matriarch, a microcosm reflective of societal, cyclical oppression and its consequences. While the women needle their fine lace in sizzling mourning after a family death, jealousy and rebellion become the threads of their relationships, turning sisters into enemies and love into poison. What can soak up the traumas that drip down the branches of generations in their family tree?
16+
Content Warnings: Racism & Hate Crime, Sexual Assault, Violence, Death of a Baby / Infanticide, Strong/Hate Language, Suicide.