BishBashBosh - A Mere Interlude
Date: Monday 17th May
Time: 19:30
BishBashBosh Productions present…
something we all have done:
a moment of madness…
a play for passion…
…A Mere Interlude
A new play by Alan M. Kent, based on a short story by Thomas Hardy.
How would you feel if your marriage were arranged behind your back?
What would you do if you were blackmailed into fear?
What if your life was a charade kept from others’ prying eyes?
Set in the restrictive world of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly society of the 1860s, the passionate and progressive young teacher Baptista Trewethen suddenly finds herself the victim of a carefully-orchestrated marriage.
Baptista has dreams of a happy and fulfilling future in the modern world. Instead, she must marry a dialect-spouting grotesque Scillonian fisherman. Thus, in a moment of mazed madness, she finds herself making an unexpected decision which will change her life forever.
The interlude she creates leads her first to steamy passion and then to having all hope lost. Along the way, she encounters God’s Wonderful Railway, leaking luggers, sharp-clawed lobsters, and a risky world in which play is no longer a game.
Presented with BishBashBosh’s usual flair and physicality, Celticity and history, this moving new drama takes us on a rollercoaster journey, fraught with challenge, crime and heart-felt passion. As ever, Kent’s script is filled with delightful decadence, stunning narrative and fantastic Cornu-English, welded together to make a tale that will lift you as high as St Michael’s Mount, and as low as Davy Jones’ deepest locker…
It is something we have all done: a moment of madness, a play for passion, a mere interlude.
If you enjoyed The Tin Violin and Surfing Tommies, then this new drama will delight your senses some more. This is Cornish National Theatre at its very best.
BishBashBosh Productions: Nailing theatrical excellence every time.
'A Mere Interlude' Directed by John Hoggarth.
Tickets :
Standard : £7.00
Concessions : £5.00
Disabled friendly event
This is the Burrell Theatre at Truro, Cornwall
The Burrell was officially opened by Sir Tim Rice in 2002, and went on to be awarded a special commendation by the Cornwall Buildings Group.
The Burrell plays host to theatre and dance companies from Cornwall and all over the country, plus live music, lectures and conferences.
The Burrell also has its own theatre company in residence: Cube Theatre Company produce one show a year at the Burrell which they then tour the country with. This gives pupils from Truro School an opportunity to witness the production process of a professional show.
They also produce and direct three Truro School shows a year. The Burrell Theatre also host Truro Schools A-level and GCSE theatre studies and drama productions.
To say the least, the Burrell Theatre is a very busy and vibrant theatre, and is fast becoming Cornwall’s favourite multi purpose venue.
Concessions : Under-16s, Full-Time Students, those in receipt of Benefits or Aged 60+.
A Family ticket, when available, is for 2 Adults & 2 Under-16's
Burrell Theatre website
