SHE WOLF comes to the Dunedin Fringe
Shakespeare wasn’t a god, he was just a man. His biases and prejudices are our biases and prejudices.
A show about Shakespeare's propaganda concerning Queen Margaret of Anjou from 500 years ago to shine a light on where we are in the 21st century.
Daughter, princess, wife, queen, mother, warmonger, widow and crone... monster? Queen Margaret of Anjou – the original Cersei Lannister; model for Claire Underwood; a woman so cutthroat and cold she would make Lady Macbeth sh*t her pants. Only none of that is true and the way we view women in positions of power hasn't changed much.
Margaret was a French Princess and
an English Queen. Demonized in her time and mythologized
through history, she has become more legend than lady. But
who was Queen Margaret; where was the divide between
personal and personal and political? 'She Wolf' is a comedic
exploration of the infamous Queen as presented by
Shakespeare in 4 monologues that laid the foundation for a
mythical monster.
Age recommendation 16+
For She Wolf
Gutter
Culture Fringe Guru
BroadwayBaby
“A witty re-interpretation of
Shakespeare’s Queen Margaret seen through the lens of the
#MeToo era” BroadwayBaby
“You
don’t need to have a thorough knowledge of Shakespeare to
enjoy this show, either. Everything you need to know is set
out clearly by the She Wolf herself.” Gutter
Culter
“Excellent reimagining of what we
think we know.” Theatre Review
Winner
– Queensland Touring Award - Melbourne Fringe 2018 – 10
Things I Hate About Taming of the Shrew
Nominated –
Best Comedy – Melbourne Fringe 2018 – 10 Things I Hate
About Taming of the Shrew
Winner – Best Performance -
Halifax Fringe 2018 – She Wolf
Winner – Hot Ticket
Award - Halifax Fringe 2018 – She Wolf
Winner – Hit
of the Fringe Award - Halifax Fringe 2018 – She
Wolf
Winner – Sell Out Award - Halifax Fringe 2018 –
She Wolf
Nominated – Best Comedy – Fringe World 2018
– Giant and Angry
Winner – Most Outstanding Performer
– New Zealand Fringe Festival 2018 – She
Wolf
Nominated – Best in Fringe – New Zealand Fringe
Festival 2018 – She Wolf
Winner – Highly Recommended
Show – Brighton Fringe Festival 2018 – She
Wolf
Winner – Best Script – Montreal Fringe Festival
2018 – Giant and Angry
Nominated – Best Visual
Identity – Montreal Fringe Festival 2018 – Giant and
Angry
Highly Commended – Best Comedy – Adelaide
Fringe 2016 – Drag Queen Stole My Dress
Nominated –
Best Script – Montreal Fringe Festival 2014 – Drag Queen
Stole My Dress
Winner – Audience Choice – New York
Frigid Festival 2015 – Get Around Me
Winner –
Audience Choice – New York Frigid 2013 – Love in the
Time of Time Machines
Winner – Best of Fringe – New
York Frigid 2013– Love in the Time of Time
Machines
Winner – Best Visual Identity – Montreal
Fringe 2013 – Love in the Time of Time Machines
Praise
for Gillian English’s past
work:
- The Age (Giant and
Angry)
.5 - Gutter Culture (She
Wolf)
.5 - Weekend Notes (A
Bitter Shrew)
- Gutter Culture
(Giant and Angry)
- Fringe Feed
(Giant and Angry)
- Perth
Happenings (Giant and Angry)
-
Weekend Notes (She Wolf)
-
Broadway Baby (She Wolf)
SHE
WOLF
Dates: March 21 -24,
2019
Times: 8:00pm, 60
minutes
Venue: New Athenaeum
Theatre
Tickets: Full Price $20
-$25
TO BOOK TICKETS visit:
https://www.dunedinfringe.nz/events/she-wolf