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The Dissent

Themis Theatre

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Fri 3rd Feb
19:50 (
60 mins)
Theatre
Great With Mates,New Writing,Women’s Voices
Pay More If You Can | Tickets From: £13.00
Age Guidance: 12+
Contains strong language, mentions of suicide and gendered violence
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Icarus, Ariadne and Phaedra are in hell. Literally. Now they’re uniting to smash the patriarchy for a second shot at life and asking why, two thousand years later, the same questions are being asked of them.

In a retelling of three intertwined Greek myths, Icarus (now a young woman) has fallen from the sky to her death. In a trial to determine where she’ll spend eternity, Icarus is forced to examine the events which led to her flight and defend her choices. But how can she give her defence when history, the justice system and language itself is not designed for women?

Playful, provocative and poetic at times, The Dissent fuses mythology with prose and parody to explore injustice, the language of the patriarchy and the role it plays in gender-based violence.



Other Performances:

Thu 2nd Feb
7.50pm
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The Vaults
Leake Street
Fri 3rd Feb
7.50pm
Studio
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The Vaults
Leake Street

Themis Theatre

Cast & Creative Team Cast:
Phaedra/Minos: Ruby Blue Tansey-Thomas
Icarus/Theseus: Libby Boyd
Ariadne/Daedalus: Charlotte Boyle


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