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Bea's Niece
by David Gow
Rich storytelling, poignant
portraits and unconventional dialogue, combine in an exploration into
the mind of a female novelist secluded in a mental hospital. Anne Hirsch
is the novelist and Bea’s niece. The Aunt, Anne’s seventy-five-year-old
Great Aunt Bea, advises us that etiquette and common sense require a
woman to have on hand for all occasions: “... a bottle of whiskey,
a well-oiled revolver and as the rarest of treats, a stainless steel
syringe with just the tiniest supply of opium.” With rigour and humour,
the play deals with memory and grief, sanity and reality, psychology
and spirituality.
“An enigmatic and moving
piece that clearly evidences the writer’s ability to capture his audience.”
— Susan V. Booth, Director of New Play Development, The Goodman Theatre,
Chicago
“Bea’s Niece is
an utterly original show that displays an understanding of a particular
kind of psychosis that is so intimate and so complete, you feel you
don’t want to know how David Gow managed to write it. Hilarious, sad
and terrifying; a complete evening out.” — Michael Healey
“It is a compelling, funny,
unpredictable piece of writing, satisfying structurally yet somehow
still wild. It moved me considerably, and also threw me off my guard.”
— Vanessa Porteous, Dramaturge, Alberta Theatre Projects
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