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6 GRACE KILEY (USA)
Longing for Grace
dates
1 –25 August
times
14.30 (60m)
tickets 1 & 2 August previews £6 (£5) Mon – Thu £10 (£8) Fri – Sun £12 (£10)
The life and inner life of Grace Kelly, written and performed by Grace Kiley, directed by Austin Pendleton The hit show Longing for Grace is a personal look at the life of Hollywood legend turned fairy-tale princess. As a guest at her own funeral, the woman described by Hitchcock as “a volcano covered with snow," weaves the many facets of her character into a cautionary tale about the danger of abandoning one’s dreams. In both her writing and performance, Kiley looks beneath the glamorous surface of Kelly’s life to create a telling comment on the times in which she lived as well as a reflection on the lives of powerful women in any era. Austin Pendleton directs this poignant look at fame, folly and a woman undone by her own strength. Winner of three awards at the USA’s 2012 United Solo Festival in New York City: Best One-Woman Show, Best Direction & Best Make-Up. gracekiley.com
“seems to belong to an older, deeper age, with its subtlety and courage. Above all Kiley’s insight into this familiar story… is profound and mature”Michael Miller, NewYorkArts.net LOUISE WALLINGER (ENGLAND)
Annoying the Neighbours Louise Wallinger tells hilarious and disturbing tales of Shooting Squirrels; Using the Neighbour’s Garden as an Ashtray; Letting Yourself in for a Nose Around and Demolishing the Neighbour’s Garage in this new piece of Verbatim Theatre. Louise was a founder-member of Non-Fiction Theatre Company whose previous Edinburgh shows include Sex 1; Death 2 – “a ground-breaking piece of theatre” What’s On – and We Haven’t Said a Porky Pie Yet, directed by Mark Wing-Davey. She developed her first solo show Cut Me and I Bleed Elvis into an afternoon play for BBC Radio 4 – “highly original” Observer – and has worked with DV8 and Tamasha. dates
1 – 25 August (not 13)
times
15.45 (60m)
tickets 1 & 2 August previews £6 (£5) & 3 – 8 August Mon – Thu £10 ((£8) Fri – Sun £11 (£9)
“highly original” The Observer