Maps of Desire

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T0157854684 (SOUTH02) A production inspired by Wonderful Tales edited by Marina Warner.Producer Tara Hull. Director Susan Nash. Design Ruth Paton. Lighting Colin Grenfell. Choreographer Susan Nash. Performer Katya Mervola (musician). Performer Nathan Thomson (musician). Performer Jane Barber. Performer Pancho Cappaletti. Performer Ann Firbank. Performer Sasha Mitchell. Performer Montserrat Roig de Puig.

12 Mar 02 to 6 Apr 02

Southwark Playhouse, Inner London :: V226 listing details L094186874

Details

Play :: In the Paris of Louis XIV there lived a group of women writers who created a sensational vogue for the literary fairy tale. Gathering in their salons, they would tell each other stories, act them out for their amusement, and later adapt them for publication. Frequently in trouble with the King for their unorthodox views, these remarkable characters packed their wonder tales with magical transformations, sexual ambiguities, and ironic comment, in their pursuit of a utopian world. Maps of Desire brings to life these writers and the wonderful tales that they told.

Author

Claude Harz