
Woman of Flowers
Kaite O'Reilly(Author)
Aurora Metro Books (Publisher)
Published on 8. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-1-906582-90-6 (ISBN)
Description
What happens when you want a different life to the one chosen for you? A story of desire, duty, deceit and revenge.
An innovative re-telling of an ancient Welsh myth - Blodeuwedd from The Mabinogi - where nothing is quite as it seems. Rose cannot remember what came before the house at the edge of the isolated forest. Gwynne says he magicked her out of the flowers, but she's not so sure. She has played the part of the perfect farmer's wife for Lewis, who is kept firmly in place by his uncle Gwynne, and accepted her lonely existence. Then a stranger is seen in the forest. What lengths will she go to, to escape the life chosen for her?
Using a cross-art form approach, this beautiful piece of storytelling will feature live music, dance, video, theatricalised sign and surtitles.
An innovative re-telling of an ancient Welsh myth - Blodeuwedd from The Mabinogi - where nothing is quite as it seems. Rose cannot remember what came before the house at the edge of the isolated forest. Gwynne says he magicked her out of the flowers, but she's not so sure. She has played the part of the perfect farmer's wife for Lewis, who is kept firmly in place by his uncle Gwynne, and accepted her lonely existence. Then a stranger is seen in the forest. What lengths will she go to, to escape the life chosen for her?
Using a cross-art form approach, this beautiful piece of storytelling will feature live music, dance, video, theatricalised sign and surtitles.
Reviews / Votes
"...This wonderful production should be seen by everyone...Kaite O'Reilly's script sparkles with her trademark wit and use of evocative language Sophie Stone is mesmerizing" Disability Arts Online"...captivating; Kaite O'Reilly's play takes elements of ancient Welsh myth and splices them with something more contemporary and sinister." The Stage
"Lyn Gardner's Pick of the Week" The Guardian
"...beautifully executed; an exciting play that featured clever design choices, powerful performances and a creeping, unsettling sense of claustrophobia and fear..." 4 stars.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Twickenham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Aurora Metro Publications
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
90 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906582-90-6 (9781906582906)
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Kaite is a widely produced and prize-winning playwright
whose awards include the Peggy Ramsay Award, the
Theatre-Wales Award, the M.E.N. Best Play Award and
the Ted Hughes Award for New Works in Poetry for her
adaptation of Persians, produced by National Theatre
Wales in 2010.
She was a finalist in the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
and was shortlisted for the inaugural International James
Tait Black Prize for Drama for her 2012 Cultural Olympiad
commission In Water I'm Weightless, produced by
National Theatre Wales/South Bank Centre. In 2014, she
has productions in translation in Estonia, Belgium, and
Taiwan.
She has written extensively for radio and is now
completing her first novel, A Sky Without Stars.
whose awards include the Peggy Ramsay Award, the
Theatre-Wales Award, the M.E.N. Best Play Award and
the Ted Hughes Award for New Works in Poetry for her
adaptation of Persians, produced by National Theatre
Wales in 2010.
She was a finalist in the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
and was shortlisted for the inaugural International James
Tait Black Prize for Drama for her 2012 Cultural Olympiad
commission In Water I'm Weightless, produced by
National Theatre Wales/South Bank Centre. In 2014, she
has productions in translation in Estonia, Belgium, and
Taiwan.
She has written extensively for radio and is now
completing her first novel, A Sky Without Stars.