Presented by LIVE THEATRE in association with NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
debbie tucker green
Sat 22 Nov - NEACCA Free Event
Tue 25 Nov - a reading of dirty butterfly
Listening through their thin walls, Amelia and Jason are drawn into the dark and compelling world of their mutual neighbour, Jo. Something very nasty is going on next door. Jason and Amelia know it, but do nothing.
Jason is increasingly addicted to eaves-dropping on Jo's abuse, meanwhile Amelia's frustration with Jo's predicament develops, as she tries to ignore the brutality on the other side of the wall.
Painting a harrowing image of domestic violence in an intimate, yet so distant environment, dirty butterfly confronts the audience with themes of voyeurism, power and guilt through lives that interlock but never connect.
Wed 26 Nov - a reading of trade
Sex, money and power. For some women, financial freedom comes at a painful price. Worlds collide at an idyllic Caribbean resort as three very different women unravel the lies that bind them together in the name of fair trade. debbie tucker green’s darkly humorous play about the costs of sex.
Thur 27 Nov - a reading of random
In 2008, the London media was inundated with stories of innocent Black teenagers who were randomly killed by accidentally straying into other people’s wars. debbie tucker green put pen to paper and humanised these stories into one moving portrayal of a family touched by such a tragedy in the hours between breakfast and lunch. One solo female performer embodies four different characters; a lazy father, a put-upon mother, a sister and brother, and a mischievous schoolboy who loves cheeking his elders and admiring himself. random finds laughs in cultural stereotypes and moves us to tears in the right way at the right times. random tells the story of a sister’s struggle with the sudden and tragic death of her brother. A vulnerable and brave portrait of loss, random speaks to the unjust epidemic of violence against young Black men and the families and communities left behind, in outraged grief, to mourn them.
'No playwright makes you sit up and listen like debbie tucker green’ THE GUARDIAN
For the last 20 years debbie tucker green has remained one of the most urgent and deeply original voices in contemporary theatre. Few artists have fused the personal and the political with such explosive, lyrical beauty. Live Theatre is honoured to offer audiences this rare opportunity to experience a range of her work up close and celebrate the immense cultural impact she has had.
debbie tucker green is a multi award winning writer - awards include: International Film Festival Rotterdam Big Screen Award for second coming, BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut and Sutherland Award Nomination; BAFTA for Best Single Drama for random; MVSA award for Best UK Film for random; Gold ARIAS radio award for lament; OBIE award for born bad (New York Soho Rep production); Olivier award for born bad (UK production).
