Beautiful Evil Things
From Tues 14 May
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A one-woman play from critically acclaimed theatre company Ad Infinitum, Beautiful Evil Things views the epic tale of the Trojan War through the eyes of decapitated gorgon Medusa.
“We figured hers is the most infamous of female gazes,” explains the production’s performer and co-creator, Deborah Pugh. “So what if we could see some of these well-trodden stories through Medusa’s eyes? What would be her take on it, and who would she focus on?
“These stories are called epics for a reason - every thread you pull can go off in 15 different directions. Even in the moment Medusa is decapitated, she gives birth from her neck to a winged horse and a golden giant. We need the audience to ignore that because we need the story to go in another direction. It’s still the Trojan War as you know it; we just follow a different thread.”
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry