SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

TOWNHALL ARTS CENTRE, FRIDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2024 8PM

What if Ophelia met Juliet? Would she give her some relationship advice? What if Portia told Cleopatra to wise up? Headstrong, feisty and in the thralls of love, but what can they learn from each other? Would they be happier (and less dead) if they just dumped their men?

Stuck in purgatory. Watch as Jules and Fee jump in and out of heroes, villains, lovers and tyrants probing Shakespeare’s best-known characters to learn a little more about themselves. Can Goneril give them strength? Cleopatra power or Portia guile? Could Hamlet be the key to unlocking who they are, what went wrong and why they’re still stuck playing their parts over and over forever more?

Commedia of Errors are delighted to present this new production of their smash hit Shakespeare's Women. Described as ‘Polished, thoughtful and good fun’ by Alan in Belfast the debut play by Clare McMahon returns. Following on from The Gap Year (Lyric Belfast), I Am Maura (Belfast Children’s Festival) and most recently Mary Ann, The Forgotten Sister (Kabosh) and integrating director Benjamin Gould’s signature bold characterisation, snappy pacing and high energy, we are excited to open this new revised play in Belfast’s Grand Opera House with an all-Ireland tour to follow.

Seamlessly fusing modern comedy and drama with classical verse, audiences will see Shakespeare and his favourite women in a brand-new light. A modern examination of the relationships between men and women, this production has a direct appeal to younger audiences, female adults and anyone else who wants to see Shakespeare dissected by two dead young women determined to be penned anew.

Shakespeare’s Women deals with themes of: relationships, female-empowerment, toxic masculinity, and suicide.

Suitable for 12+