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Theatre ThisWeek In London
Three To See on 14 Jun: Give Me Your Skin, Aisha, I Know You Of Old
By TW Editorial | Published on Wednesday 7 June 2017
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
Give Me Your Skin | Battersea Arts Centre | 14-17 Jun
This sounds interesting, a participatory show where “parlour games meet feminism in a quest to resist masculinity at its most toxic”. It’s written and performed by queer theatre makers Tom and Oonagh, and promises to be a playful and intimate show which explores an alternative view of gender and seeks to find ways to liberate boys and men from the constraints of patriarchy. For more info see the venue website here.
Aisha | Hen & Chickens | 13-24 Jun
Aisha is a fourteen year old girl who is forced by her parents to marry a 51-year-old man, sold in exchange for an expensive dowry, an act justified by cultural and religious traditions. And her story doesn’t get any better, because her new husband is sadistic, abusive, and forbids her to have contact with the outside world. New young writer and director AJ is the creative force behind this play, which is heavily influenced by contemporary spoken word, and deals with a serious issue that’s probably more prevalent in the UK than you’d think: the Home Office estimates that between 5,000 and 8,000 young people a year are at risk of being forced, under-aged, into marriage. See this page here for more.
I know You Of Old | The Hope Theatre | 13 Jun-1 Jul (pictured)
Aw, I love ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, it’s so full of great lines, and exchanges, and Beatrice and Benedict sparring away. So my interest was piqued to say the least when I saw that title and realised that this show must be an alternative take on one of my favourite Shakespeares. Using only Shakespeare’s original text, David Fairs has re-orchestrated it into a new, parallel dark comedy, and I think we can regard that as fairly promising. See the venue website here for details.
