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Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing

Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1639296643. Details of all Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1505799114

Archive Listings

10 Nov 16
  to
3 Dec 16
Live Theatre
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Performance Details => Venue archive

Details

Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing archive"I often dream that I'm dancing. Over the waves. A cross between dancing and flying. And then I wake up and I'm bed bound, earth bound and wearing a corset." Tynemouth, 1844. Harriet Martineau, leading radical thinker, feminist and anti-slavery campaigner of her day, seeks refuge from the claustrophobic demands of London society, with her needlepoint and a telescope in an attic room on Front Street. But instead of escape, she finds an unequal world in need of her attention. This is a world of racial intolerance and gender imbalance, of eccentric scientific practices such as mesmerism and phrenology. A world where a negligent husband may die from a pig falling on his head in the street. On her comic journey to combat injustice, Harriet also learns some home truths about herself along the way. World Premiere

Cast/Performers

Lizzy McInnerny, Amy McAllister, Deka Walmsley, Kate Okello, Matt Jamie, Laura Jane Matthewson

Creatives/Company

Author: Shelagh Stephenson
Producer: Live Theatre
Director: Max Roberts
Music: The Unthanks
Design: Alison Ashton
Choreographer: Lee Proud

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.
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