Shakespeare's Women
On stage
Un viaggio “emozionante e commovente“ che percorre le opere tragiche, comiche e storiche di William Shakespeare, viste attraverso gli occhi di alcuni dei suoi leggendari personaggi femminili. In lingua inglese, con sopratitoli in italiano
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SYNOPSIS
Having been conjured up on the banks of the Thames, Shakespeare's spirit is forced to rethink the way he has portrayed female characters in his plays. The five protagonists address him directly, whilst questioning his motives and the reasoning behind the situations he has placed them in.
We are taken on a difficult yet enlightening journey: the stories of these incisive women are still so relevant to the women of today.
Featured characters
Joan of Arc
Ophelia
Lady Macbeth
Catherine of Aragon
Titania
William Shakespeare
Note for schools
The play addresses important themes which can be discussed during a Q&A encounter with the cast and writer after the show. The plot and characters summary can be supplied in advance and subtitles in English can be projected during the performance on request.
If you have a space or a stage that is already equipped, all the better. If not we can perform almost anywhere for up to 300 students at a time.
Specifications
Type of show
Actors’ theatre in English, suitable for all ages
Running time
60 minutes
Actors on stage
6 actors and 2 musicians (guitar, cello)
Minimum technical requirements
8 x 6 m stage space, two wings, mains electricity.
Lighting
The show needs a simple general cover (pre-rigged).
Get in
Access is required from 10am on the day of performance.
Set Strike time
One hour.
Cost
On request.
Note
A video demonstration of the show is available.
The show is also suitable for non-theatrical spaces (ie halls, exhibition spaces, courtyards).
people
Author
Monia Giovannangeli
(after the works of William Shakespeare)
Director
Original Cast
Joan of Arc - Deborah Eckman
Ophelia - Monia Giovannangeli
Lady Macbeth - Alexandra Maitland Hume
Catherine of Aragon - Nicolette van 't Hek
Titania - Adda van Zanden
William Shakespeare - Victor Vertunni
Original music / Sound design
Musicians
Emma Turley - cello
Leo Vertunni - guitar
Stage and lighting design
Costumes
Caterina Monaco
Ornella Bollani
Review quotes
These “daughters of Shakespeare” are convincing figures whose lives are interwoven and whose personal stories blend together like a concept album… Together, they embody the universal feminine spirit, and in the final scenes, seem to merge into a unanimous chorus…
Chiara Cataldo, (Teatro San Matteo, Piacenza 16 February 2016)
Shakespeare’s poetry woven into the threads of complex feminine logic. A journey of rediscovery of the women who gave such importance to Shakespeare's work - Joan of Arc, Catherine of Aragon, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth and Titania – who bring their personal dramas to the fore… Moving and enthralling.
Ilaria Cordì, Periodico Italiano Magazine (for Roma Fringe Festival)
Using a richly varied language that mixes Shakespearian verse with everyday dialogue, these heroines shed their dusty characters to put on the clothing of the woman in the street… And to rewrite, if not the past, then at least the future of a society that is obliged to recognise the central role that women play in life as in art.
Cinespresso (for Roma Fringe Festival)
The Theatre of Eternal Values theatre company puts Shakespeare’s heroines on the stage, mixing classic verse with modern-day language to rewrite the fatal destiny to which women of every era are condemned. The distinctive feature of this play… is the intermittent insertion of comments into the author’s dramaturgy. Ironic, reflective and insistent, they call attention to the motives that drove him to paint such weak, lonely, mad, cruel and easily subjugated women… In the process, the individuality of each Shakespearian character achieves a homogeneous harmony, the voice of the female gender across every age and space.
Stefania D’Orazio, ghigliottina.it
performance history
(country, theatres)
2024
ITALY
12/04/2024
Shakespeare Fringe Festival
Teatro Camploy
VERONA
2023
LEUVEN
AMSTERDAM
2022
ITALY, SUMMER TOUR
24/8/2022
Shakespeare Fringe Festival
Teatro Camploy
VERONA
25/8/2022
Giudecca Art district
VENEZIA
27/8/2022
Teatro Farnese
PIACENZA
28/8/2022
Ponte sulla Natura
SASSO MARCONI
29/8/2022
La Piazza
BUSSANA VECCHIA
2020
ITALIAN TOUR CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC
2018
NORTHERN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
28/6/2018
Bitola Shakespeare Festival
National Theatre Culture Center
2016
ITALY, SWITZERLAND
16/2/2016
Teatro San Matteo
Piacenza
17/2/2016
Santa Maria Gualtieri
Pavia
18/2/2016
Teatro Sociale
Como
20/2/2016
Teatrino di Corte
Reggia di Monza
22/2/2016
The American School in Switzerland (TASIS)
Lugano
24/2/2016
Universität Zürich, Irchel Theatersaal
Zurich
25/2/2016
Theater BFS Kohlenberggasse
Basel
8/3/2016
Collège Voltaire
Geneva
2015
SWITZERLAND
1/10/2015
Teatro Arlecchino
Basel
2/10/2015
Salle Communale
Commugny
3/10/2015
Salle Communale
Commugny
2014
SLOVAKIA, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND
24/11/2014
DK Dúbravka
Bratislava
25/11/2014
DK Dúbravka
Bratislava
25/11/2014
Divadlo Malá scéna
Bratislava
26/11/2014
Konzervatórium / Conservatory
Bratislava
27/11/2014
Divadelná scéna akadémie umení
Banská
28/11/2014
Umelecká škola
Dunajská
29/11/2014
Schauspielschule Krauss
Vienna
9/12/2014
University of Basel, Engelhof-Keller, Nadelberg
Basel
2014
ITALY
11/3/2014
Teatro Filodrammatici
Milano
13/3/2014
Teatro San Matteo
Piacenza
2/7/2014
Fringe Festival, Villa Mercede
Roma
6/7/2014
Fringe Festival, Villa Mercede
Roma
7/7/2014
Fringe Festival, Villa Mercede
Roma
11/7/2014
Culture of the Spirit Festival
Albera Ligure
