What is your show about?
What if William Shakespeare had a sister, with equal poetic talent in Elizabethan times? Virginia Woolf asks and answers this question in her seminal feminist text, A Room of One’s Own, by introducing the fictional character, Judith Shakespeare. This performance piece brings Judith Shakespeare into 2016.
What motivated you to put this show on?
It is a great opportunity to present my fun, quirky take on a beautifully written text that still resonates today.
What do you love about Melbourne Fringe Festival?
I love the way the Fringe Festival is inclusive of all artists. It’s such a great platform to present work that pushes the boundaries.
What sets your show apart from others at Fringe?
The Judith Shakespeare Theatre Company is its own travelling carnival with puppets, story and humour. Plus, it’s completely free.
How does your show push the envelope in terms of creativity and convention?
The Judith Shakespeare Theatre Company embraces the over the top, the silly, the fun and the theatrical yet has a powerful narrative.
How does your show explore Fringe’s theme of stepping into the light?
Virginia Woolf’s work A Room of Ones Own can again step back into the light and be brought into the minds of new audiences today.
Venue: Abbotsford Convent
Dates: September 17, September 18 & October 1
Time: 12pm
Tickets: Free
