HER NAKED SKIN
By REBECCA LENKIEWICZ
Backstage Theatre (2019)
"Love is just fear I suppose. Masquerading as a fever. Then you explore each other and suddenly you have licence to become totally pedestrian. And ultimately abusive."
Militancy in the Suffragette Movement is at its height. Thousands of women of all classes serve time in Holloway Prison in their fight to gain the vote. Amongst them is Lady Celia Cain who feels trapped by both the policies of the day and the shackles of a frustrating marriage. Inside, she meets a young seamstress, Eve Douglas, and her life spirals into an erotic but dangerous chaos. London 1913. A crucial moment when, with emancipation almost in sight, women refuse to let the establishment stand in their way.
Presented to commemorate 100 years since the first British women won the right to vote, Her Naked Skin is a stark and honest look at the Suffragettes’ campaign. Taking on the political and the personal, this play is about heroism, friendship and equality.
DATES:
16-20th March 2019 - The Backstage Theatre
Director Carol Harvey
Set and Costume Designer Philip Witcomb
Movement Director Diane Alison Mitchell
Lighting Designer Seb Blaber
Sound Designer JP Guerrier
Assistant Director Jasper Frost
Sound Design Supervisor Daffydd Gough
Production Manager Sarah Barton
Company Manager Angela Riddell
Stage Manager Heather Cooper
Deputy Stage Manager Thomas Wortley
Assistant Stage Managers Holly-Sue Butler & Lydia Holford
Production Electrician Jake Rowe
Production Sound Engineer Chris Hallam
LX 2 Colin Eversdijk
Voice Coach Rachel Nicholson
Fight Director Marcello Marascalchi
Cast Megan Henson, Lisa Frisby, Keir Barradell, Phoebe Coop, Phoebe Elliott, Kate Edwards, Rachel Hinds, Georgia Daniels, Giancarlo Violante, Hamish Somers, Jason Yeboa, Taraash Mehrota, Brian Glen-Smith, Natasha Groothedde
All photos copyright John Hunter at thisisruler.net