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Destinies archiveA pair of one act plays, modified version of Gillian Plowman's Wooden Pear and Beata Beatrix. In the Wooden Pear, Madeleine is a woman whose life is cruelly shattered by a vicious attack. Now, ten years later, she must confront the perpetuator to exact a bizarre form of revenge, only to discover that in many ways Daniel is as much a victim as herself. Now, together they must find salvation from the past. In Beata Beatrix, a chance encounter at an art gallery reveals a man tortured by a guilty past and a woman wracked with insecurity for the future, whose lives subtly mirror Rosetti's famous painting. In two beautiful plays, award winning playwright Gillian Plowman explores themes of mutual dependency and personal redemption with poignant sensitivity, humour and tremendous human insight. A beautiful and thought provoking evening's drama.

Cast/Performers

Frankey Martyn, Chris Humphreys

Creatives/Company

Author: Gillian Plowman
Director: Stephen Picton
Design: Andy Newell
Lighting: John Bramley
Company: Carpe Diem

Archive listings for Destinies

Work type: Play.

Other listings

23 Nov 99 to 18 Dec 99Old Red Lion, Inner London :: V216
listing details L729527495

Reviews

Reviews


User Review: 11Jan01: Both [Gillian Plowman]'s two-handers of grief and catharsis are tightly structured and reflective, even elegiac in tone. The characters inhabit the present tense, one suffering paralysis and speech impediments, another contemplating suicide, but the past just keeps on coming back.
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The Stage (11Jan01): Both [Gillian Plowman]'s two-handers of grief and catharsis are tightly structured and reflective, even elegiac in tone. The characters inhabit the present tense, one suffering paralysis and speech impediments, another contemplating suicide, but the past just keeps on coming back.
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