Modest (NHB Modern Plays).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brammar, Ellen, author.

Series:

NHB Modern Plays.

NHB Modern Plays

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butler, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson), 1846-1933.

Butler, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson).

Women artists--Great Britain--19th century--Drama.

Women artists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : NHB Modern Plays, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Ellen Brammar's play Modest combines music hall, cabaret and drag king performance to tell the true story of Elizabeth Thompson, a female pioneer of the Victorian art scene. It was first produced in 2023 by Middle Child in collaboration with Milk Presents at Hull Truck Theatre (opening on 23 May) before touring. The play's action takes place over a five-year period in the 1870s. In 1874, artist Elizabeth Thompson stuns the artistic establishment with her painting The Roll Call. Five years later, she falls two votes short of becoming the first woman elected to the Royal Academy. In between, she shoulders the hopes and dreams of female artists across the country, while fighting for her place at a table full of top hats, neckties and mutton chop beards. The premiere production was directed by Rachel Barnes, Luke Skilbeck and Paul Smith, with original music by Rachel Barnes. It was performed by Emer Dineen, Fizz Sinclair, LJ Parkinson, Isabel Adomakoh Young, Jacqui Bardelang and Libra Teejay.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Contents

Original Production Details

Characters

Suggested Doubling

Notes

Scene Title References

Modest

Act One

Act Two

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781784607869

178460786X

9781788506809

1788506804

OCLC:

1433097414