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The Girl In The Yellow Dress
Citizens Company
After a packed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010, Craig Higginson’s dark, witty and sexually-charged psychological drama goes on tour to Newcastle and Glasgow. A co-production by Citizens Theatre, Live Theatre (Newcastle) and The Market Theatre (South Africa).
Celia, a beautiful young English teacher, has started a new life in Paris. But when she takes on a French-Congolese pupil, a relationship develops that starts to unravel dark truths from her past.
Brimming with humour, rage and longing, this gripping play is both a minute exploration of an increasingly hazardous romantic entanglement and an insight into the tensions around class, race, language and identity that lie at the heart of present-day South Africa.
Cast: Marianne Oldham and Nat Ramabulana
TRAVERSE THEATRE
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
5-29 August
Run ended
LIVE THEATRE
NEWCASTLE
7-18 September
Main House
Book online at live.org.uk or phone 0191 232 1232.
CITIZENS THEATRE
21 September - 9 October
Circle Studio
Book online by clicking the Book Now button or phone 0141 429 0022.
DIRECTED BY MALCOLM PURKEY
DESIGN BY GARY MCCANN
LIGHTING DESIGN BY NOMVULA MOLEPO
- 5 Aug 2010 to 8 Oct 2010
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CITIZENS THEATRE
2010-09-21 07:30 PM
2010-09-22 07:30 PM
2010-09-23 07:30 PM
2010-09-24 07:30 PM
2010-09-25 07:30 PM
2010-09-28 07:30 PM
2010-09-29 07:30 PM
2010-09-30 07:30 PM
2010-10-01 07:30 PM
2010-10-02 02:30 PM
2010-10-02 07:30 PM
2010-10-05 07:30 PM
2010-10-06 07:30 PM
2010-10-07 07:30 PM
2010-10-08 07:30 PM
Dates
Circle Studio
Prices
Traverse Theatre
£15 (concessions available)
Citizens Theatre
£12.50 (concessions available)
User Rating ★★★★★
Rated: (5/5), based on 2 ratings
Preview 05.08.10
Wheelchair Access
Guide Dogs welcome
BOOKING
Use the Book Now button to book tickets for performances at the Citizens Theatre. See left for Traverse Booking details.
PRESS
“Oldham is particularly compelling, constantly wearing a smile that suggests there are volumes behind it…as indeed there are.”
Financial Times ★★★★
“exposes some painfully ugly truths about race and class, wealth and victimhood…written and directed with great skill, and beautifully performed by Marianne Oldham and Nat Ramabulana.”
Scotsman ★★★★
“Higginson…is clearly gifted. He not only filters pressing concerns about race, prejudice and power through a highly charged two-hander, but he wraps it all up in a witty discourse about language itself.”
Daily Telegraph ★★★★
“This piece challenges our received assumptions about ideology, language and sexuality to strong effect and comes recommended to thoughtful audiences.”
The List ★★★★
“this gripping two-hander is a highlight of the Traverse programme.”
Evening Standard ★★★★
“...[Marianne Oldham is] flame-haired, beautiful and sexy, with a killer comic personality and sudden depths of vulnerability: a new Maggie Smith, and there’s no praise higher.”
What’s On Stage ★★★★
“things aren’t as black and white in South African theatre as they once were.”
Read interview in The Herald with the Director and Writer
“enough to make your toes curl up with delight…Impeccably directed by Malcolm Purkey, this is intense, sexy, dark, clever and fascinating”
The Times ★★★★
Comments
Gemma ★★★★★
30th September 2010
Stunning and intense, one of the best plays i've seen in a long time - the actors must be exhausted when they finish each performance; they work so hard!
Julia Krone Oliver ★★★★★
30th August 2010
What a fabulous production, acting of the highest order, clever juxtaposition of complex social issues with parts of speech. It was certainly the best thing we saw this year at the Festival. As South Africans involved in the arts, living in Edinburgh for the past 3 years, we were so impressed and proud - well done! Good luck with the rest of your tour.
Helen ★★★★★
11th July 2010
Hi Carolyn, There's a wee form on the homepage (with 3 fields to complete). Please add your details here to join the mailing list. NB. It's also linked in the footer. Thanks Helen
carolyn stuart ★★★★★
10th July 2010
can i please be put on your mailing list
Wiehan Britz ★★★★★
16th March 2011
Some great nominations and awards for the ' The Girl in the yellow dress production". Check it out from the link http://markettheatre.co.za/press-releases/read/the-market-theatre-does-it-again