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Orlando

A bold and inventive re-imagining of Virginia Woolf's Orlando by poets Amanda Dalton, Caroline Bird, Zena Edwards, Karen McCarthy Woolf and Hannah Silva.

Virginia Woolf's Orlando re-imagined by five poets

An exhilarating, inventive, comedic odyssey spanning four centuries. A journey of self-discovery and transformation, unravelling gender expectations, identity and sexuality.

Chapter 1 & 6: by Amanda Dalton
Chapter 2: by Caroline Bird
Chapter 3: by Zena Edwards
Chapter 4: by Karen McCarthy Woolf
Chapter 5: by Hannah Silva

ORLANDO.....Emma Frankland
OAK TREE.....Claire Benedict
QUEEN ELIZABETH I / THE BLACKAMOOR.....Nina Sosanya
MRS GRIMSDITCH.....Kate Rutter
EUPHROSYNE / SASHA / MAID.....Natalie Grady
NICHOLAS GREEN / CAPTAIN.....Rupert Hill
GRACE......Leonie Elliott
RUSTUM / NARRATOR.....Stephen Marzella
SHELMERDINE/ BOW STREET RUNNER .....Cesare Taurasi

Directed by Nadia Molinari

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1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Jul 2021 19:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 24 Feb 2019 19:30
  • Sun 4 Jul 2021 19:30

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