£12.00
Concessions: £6.00
Wednesday - Saturday, Wednesday 10th March 2010 - Saturday 27th March 2010 8.00PM
BSL interpreted performance Thursday 25 March 8pm, with Jacqui Beckford
Audio Described performance Friday 26 March 8pm, with Ruth James and Alison Clarke
Running time1 hour
VenueUpstairs
RestrictionsAge 15+
Please note that the advertised times are the start of the actual performance, not the time when doors open: please arrive in good time to collect your tickets and take your seats as, in most cases, we CANNOT admit latecomers for whatever reason. If you arrive after the start of a show you will NOT be entitled to a refund, so why not come early instead and enjoy a drink or a meal in our licensed Cafe/Gallery beforehand.
Memoirs of a Hermaphrodite
Created, written and performed by Sarah Leaver
Directed by Denise Evans
For centuries the concept of the hermaphrodite has been shrouded in mystery, and feelings towards them have ranged from prophet to freak.
Inspired by the true story of Herculin Barbin, Sarah Leaver brings us a remarkable story of the struggle of an individual born between genders.
Raised as female in the bittersweet safety of a nunnery, the young Herculine's true identity as a hermaphrodite is discovered when she falls in love with a girl. Forced to move to the city, she is pushed to the fringes of society and the dark, seedy underworlds and freak shows of 19th century Paris.
Herculine's poignant and enchanting story is performed with humour, passion and pathos by Sarah Leaver, weaving her own evocative, poetic writing with a dynamic physical performance and Jason Pegg's new musical score.
SUPPORTED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
What The Press Say...
One-man shows are always an intriguing spectacle, I feel. You have your productions with a cast of four or five and, more often than not, you’ll get a couple of…” (read full review)
Jafar Iqbal — 12th March 2010
This intimate one act, one women (one hermaphrodite?) show is an exercise in transformation, rejection and the articulate search for acceptance. Familiar to most of us but a painful daily…” (read full review)
Eric Page, |G-Scene — 12th March 2010
What You Have to Say...
Very powerful play. I was deeply moved not only by the script but also by the quality of the work: the acting, the direction, the lights, the music, the costumes,…” (read full review)
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