Three Weeks edaily
The mind is
revealed through the body in this real life account
of events in a mental asylum told through a
physical performance. Three women in white expose
the dark world of twentieth century hospitals that
were used to confine women who were considered an
embarrassment to their families.
The performances are beautiful and touching, subtle against the stark set and shocking events that are played out on the black and white stage. One woman's relationship with a black GI is recounted, through playfulness at the picture house to a sensual dance. She is subsequently committed, and the scene of her 'treatment' at the end of the play is not for the faint-hearted.
Mind blowing theatre that tackles the appalling nature of long-buried events.
By Seth Ewin, 11th May 2008
The performances are beautiful and touching, subtle against the stark set and shocking events that are played out on the black and white stage. One woman's relationship with a black GI is recounted, through playfulness at the picture house to a sensual dance. She is subsequently committed, and the scene of her 'treatment' at the end of the play is not for the faint-hearted.
Mind blowing theatre that tackles the appalling nature of long-buried events.
By Seth Ewin, 11th May 2008