La Femme est Mort 

or Why I should not F**k my son

This tale is reworking of the Greek myth of Phaedra brought bang up to date to include the likes of paparazzi, mobile phones PRs, the ‘glamour’ world of Heat magazine and of course modern costumes as the story of the love triangle between Phaedra, her husband Theseus and his son Hippolytus.

From the opening moment, until the finale the eight strong cast serve up a non-stop feast of dance, music, both recorded and live together with some fine acting, somehow controlled by the direction of Shoshona Currier.

This New York based company deserve to have a huge hit on their hands if only for the effort they put into each performance, and were as purists may not be so happy with the interpretation, maybe another generation could possibly be made aware of the classic story through productions such as this.

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Fringe Programme Page No

201

Company

Shalimar

Venue Name and Number

Pleasance King Dome V 23

Dates and Times

1 to 27 August (not 14 ) 16.00 to 17.10

Comedy 2007

Music 2007

Others 2007

Theatre 2007

Musicals 2007

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