Shakin' up Shakespeare! Episode one: SYCORAX
By Nereids Theatre Company
• Story devised by Lucy Spicer. Script written by the company.
• Music composed by Jessica Mabel.
• Edited remotely by Amber Kearney and Ashleigh Burr.
• Cover Image by Jessica Mabel.
Shakin' up Shakespeare! Episode one: SYCORAXMay 10, 2022
Shakin' up Shakespeare! Episode two: OPHELIA
Ghosts. Fate. Self-discovery. In this haunting reimagining of Shakespeare’s HAMLET, we dare to dream what could have been for Ophelia.
Originally premiering at the National Student Drama Festival 2022, OPHELIA is a play about fate, female friendship, and female triumph. It is episode two Nereids Theatre Company's Shakin' up Shakespeare! audio play series, where we mix up the Bard’s classics to re-envision and give voice to our most beloved female characters. Fuelled by the question - ‘Is Ophelia really mad?’ - we follow Ophelia, as she is haunted by three other Shakespearean Heroines: Desdemona (OTHELLO), Jessica (THE MERCHANT OF VENICE) and Lady Macbeth (MACBETH). With original new music and accessible language, Ophelia embarks on a journey of self discovery: from a naïve girl in love with a Prince to a grief-filled woman standing on a river bank. Will the ghosts' calls be enough to bring her back from the edge?
CAST -
- Ophelia - Jessica Mabel (she/her)
- Desdemona - Briony Davies (she/her)
- Jessica/Hamlet - Lucy Spicer (she/her)
- Lady Macbeth/Queen Gertrude - Ashleigh Burr (she/her)
- Watchmen - Members of the Company
CREATIVES -
- Story devised by Ashleigh Burr
- Script written by Jessica Mabel and Lucy Spicer
- Music composed by Jessica Mabel
- Edited remotely by Ashleigh Burr
- Cover Image by Lucy Spicer
All rights reserved by Nereids Theatre Company Ltd.
*Please note: Includes sexual references and references to suicide.
Shakin' up Shakespeare! Episode one: SYCORAX
Nereids Theatre Company is proud to present episode one in our Shakin' up Shakespeare series. SYCORAX combines Macbeth and The Tempest, to tell the tale of one witch's journey to protect her children. We are an all female ensemble creating audio plays which reshape the hidden stories of women in history. What will you discover?