'professional and slick'. Delivers clarity and style.' The Advertiser 'tight, taut and fast' Australian Theatre 'clever and funny' Adelaide Theatre Guide 'inventive, witty and well researched' Crikey Curtain Call 'a fantastic journey through the strong women of Shakespeare, and well worth a look!' yaniblog 'Crazymammas' Rip it Up 'a superbly crafted piece of theatre. Get a ticket while you still can.' Glam Adelaide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 'Shakespeare's Mothers: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know', Straylight Australia presents twenty of Shakespeare's most exciting women, from twelve plays, in just sixty minutes! While it's true that Shakespeare did write some lovely, kind, gentle mother characters, this play isn_x0019_ t about them. It's about dangerous women like Tamora, Lady Macbeth, Queen Margret and Dioniza - mothers whose rampant protectiveness, lusty appetites and vaunting ambition set them against powerful enemies and drove them to treachery, adultery, war, murder and madness. _x0018_ Shakespeare_x0019_ s Mothers: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know_x0019_ is set in our risk-averse present, where Shakespeare is accused by the media of inciting female violence through his scary maternal role-models. Summoning his uneasy, warring mothers about him, he defends himself with wit and charm while they re-live their most thrilling, passionate and dangerous experiences. "It's very exciting to have all these marvellous women on stage in one show and to hear the great lines Shakespeare wrote for them", says Greg de Polnay, who directed the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe production. Roz Riley, director of the 2011 Adelaide show adds, "By putting the focus on the mothers, we suddenly see how cleverly Shakespeare used fiercely protective and ambitious women to drive some of his strongest plots." _x0018_ Shakespeare_x0019_ s Mothers: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know_x0019_ was written and compiled by Straylight Australia's Actor/Manager, Kath Perry, who is again joined in the all-Australian cast, by Cat Martin and Alexander Jones (Jonas). The show comes to Adelaide direct from a successful world premier at the Edinburgh Fringe, where it played to enthusiastic audiences. Here's a taste of what the critics had to say: 'Acted with power and precision' (Scotsman), 'Highly professional cast' (Fringe Guru), 'Entertaining... fun and family friendly' (Three Weeks), 'Lively, humorous and... energetic' (Edinburgh Spotlight). For more information, please check out our website at www.shakespearesmothers.blogspot.com
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