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The Authorised Kate Bane
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A witty, provocative exploration of identity, performance, and authenticity. A world premiere at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
Perfect for audiences interested in postmodern theatrical games.
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About the Ebook
A painfully comic excavation of a family history that asks if there is an authorised version of the past - or just the one we can live with.
Kate Bane returns home to her parents for a winter weekend to introduce her new boyfriend. As the snow falls, Kate finds herself searching with increasing desperation for the truth about her family's past. Are her memories fact, or are they continually shifting acts of imagination?
Unable to pin down the truth, can she write a version of the family mythology that will ensure her own happiness?
Ella Hickson's play The Authorised Kate Bane first performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in October 2012 in a production by Grid Iron Theatre Company. It then transferred to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Clever interrogation of identity and performance.
- Playful theatrical experimentation.
- Published by Nick Hern Books, leading contemporary theatre publisher.
- Theatre that plays with theatrical conventions.
Reviews
'Couples the uncertainty of Six Characters in Search of an Author with the soul-bearing family revelations of a minor Tennessee Williams play' The Times
'Fascinating... an Escher-like playfulness in its examination of the nature of creation' The Telegraph
'An amusing piece, well-crafted' The Stage
About the Author
Ella Hickson is an award-winning writer whose work has been performed throughout the UK and abroad.
Her work includes: an adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus (Old Vic, London, 2025); Swive [Elizabeth] (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe, 2019); ANNA (National Theatre, 2019); The Writer (Almeida Theatre, 2018); Oil (Almeida Theatre, London, 2016); Wendy & Peter Pan (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013 and 2015; Tokyo, 2021); Riot Girls (Radio 4); Boys (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton / Headlong Theatre / HighTide Festival Theatre, 2012); The Authorised Kate Bane (Grid Iron/Traverse Theatre, 2012); Rightfully Mine (Radio 4); Precious Little Talent (Trafalgar Studios/Tantrums Productions, 2011), Hot Mess (Arcola Tent/ Tantrums Productions, 2010) and Eight (Trafalgar Studios/Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh, 2008/9).
Publication Details
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication Date: 15 November 2012
Print Length: 120 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781780011844
Format: Ebook
Language: English
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