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W RK S (THEATRE) 2024
JEZ BUTTERWORTH'S PARLOUR SONG EXPLORES THE SEEMINGLY PERFECT SUBURBAN LIFE OF NED, A DEMOLITION EXPERT, AND HIS WIFE, JOY.
WHILE NED STRUGGLES WITH INSOMNIA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES, THEIR LIFE APPEARS FLAWLESS FROM THE OUTSIDE. BUT WHY DOES JOY DECIDE TO HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH THEIR NEIGHBOR DALE?
THE PLAY HUMOROUSLY EXAMINES THE HIDDEN CRACKS BEHIND A PICTURE-PERFECT MARRIAGE.
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BECAUSE IS A ONE-MAN SHOW THAT FOLLOWS JADE, A CHARACTER WHO RELUCTANTLY BEGINS THERAPY DUE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL STRUGGLES. THE PLAY EXPLORES HOW JADE CONFRONTS
THE BURIED EMOTIONS LINKED TO THE DEATH OF A GIRL NAMED JADE, WHO BULLIED HIM THROUGHOUT SCHOOL.
WHY DID JADE CHOOSE TO SUPPRESS HIS EMOTIONS FOR SO LONG? COULD THIS HAVE LED TO A FRACTURED SENSE OF IDENTITY? THE STORY DELVES INTO HOW WE FACE THE CRITICAL, DARKER VOICES WITHIN OURSELVES AND WHETHER THERAPY CAN SERVE AS A CONFRONTATION WITH ONE'S TRUE SELF.
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HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER (HBFS) IS A DEVISED THEATRE PIECE THAT EXAMINES THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS, AND HUMAN AMBITION.
IN A WORLD WHERE TENACITY AND TRAINING ALONE ARE NO LONGER ENOUGH, HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY SHAPE OUR DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE?
IS IT MAKING US BETTER, OR IS THE CONSTANT PURSUIT OF THE NEXT BEST THING HARMFUL?
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THE SOFA TELLS THE STORY OF A FLIRTATIOUS YOUNG MAN WHO IS TRANSFORMED INTO A SOFA BY HIS GRANDMOTHER.
THIS TRANSFORMATION RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW POWER IN WOMEN IS OFTEN PERCEIVED—DOES THE PORTRAYAL OF A STRONG FEMALE FIGURE AS A "WITCH" REVEAL SOMETHING DEEPER ABOUT SOCIETAL GENDER ROLES? THE SOFA ITSELF BECOMES A SYMBOL OF FORCED PASSIVITY AND OBJECTIFICATION.
COULD IT REFLECT HOW WOMEN, THROUGHOUT HISTORY, HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS?
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