Mother Tongue

Archive Listings for Mother Tongue

T757085601 (BAC02) Performer Mary Oliver. Director Mem Morrison. Design Kathy Sandys (technical designer). Other Adele Myers (computer and video assistant). Other Gavin Weaver (video editor).
22 Mar 02 to 23 Mar 02	Royal Exchange, Manchester :: V491 listing details L1560441773
1 Mar 02 to 3 Mar 02	BAC (Battersea Arts Centre), Inner London :: V168 listing details L1294413856
T1658349962 (PLANET97) Company Planet Martha. Performer Montse Gili. Performer Nicole Kaminsky. Performer Becky Lumb. Performer Matthew Scott. Performer Roberto Spina. Performer Fabrice Scarduelli. Director Robert Wolstenholme. Design Philip Byrne.
2 Oct 97 to 19 Oct 97	The Oval House, Inner London :: V239 listing details L507808774
Other listings
27 Nov 01 to 28 Nov 01	ICA, Inner London :: V205 listing details L183873078

Details

Play :: Mary Oliver's show is full of self-effacing humour. Using her versatile vocal range and synchronised video footage, she plays herself, her three sisters and her Scottish mother. As she puts words into her sisters mouths and tries to teach her mother to speak with a proper ‘English accent, the effect is both hilarious and full of pathos. Mother Tongue is a simple idea that breaks all theatrical traditions. Run from and controlled by computer, this work is genuinely risky, placing the performer at the mercy of her own visible technology.

Author

Mary Oliver