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Coming to Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre, ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ puts a modern spin on a Greek myth Photos by Robert Blackburn
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Iphigenia in Splott is set to hit the Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre stage on Chapel Street next month, bringing an Ancient Greek tale into 2021.
Based on the play
Iphigenia in Aulis, the production follows Effie (Jessica Clarke) who hails from the Welsh working class district of Splott.
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As her life spirals through a chaotic haze of drugs, drink, and drama, Effie seems like a woman on a mission for self-destruction. That is, until one night presents her with the opportunity to be something more.
âIf they canât go up, where do hopes go?â
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Lamb is dotted with songs the way dry dams dot a drought-struck sheep farm. Penned by Hunters & Collectorsâ Mark Seymour, they frame the playâs sepia tone of love and life gone wrong, and the slow pace at which this happens. As Kathleen, the mentally ill but wisest family member, says, âIf they canât go up, where do hopes go?â
Emily Goddard (Kathleen) and Brigid Gallacher (Annie) in Lamb.
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