MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF 2014 PROGRAMME A

About the show

This series of four plays by female playwrights was performed at The Other Place in the summer of 2014. Inspired by the statement "Well-behaved women seldom make history", the plays followed on from the Swan Theatre's Roaring Girls season. 1. The Ant and the Cicada By Timberlake Wertenbaker A mysterious investor has set his sights on a prime piece of Greek real estate. Owned by two sisters whose lives and beliefs are at odds, and with debts rising all the time, the property's future is uncertain. In a Greek tragedy, everybody loses. Through the struggle between two very different sisters for control of their family home, Wertenbaker's new play explores why we are willing to let the home of art and democracy crumble as the rest of Europe looks on. 2. Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. by Alice Birch You are expected to behave... Use the right words Act appropriately Don't break the rules Just behave This play is not well behaved. Alice Birch examines the language, behaviour and forces that shape women in the 21st century and asks what's stopping us from doing something truly radical to change them.