Description
By JANAINA LEITE AND LARA DUARTE (SÃO PAULO) AND CLEAN BREAK (LONDON)
Women who dare to transgress will face judgement.
The world premiere of The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women asks what is justice, and who has the power to decide. This bold and theatrical experience immerses us in the haze between the shared rituals of theatre and the halls of justice.
A passion is what obsesses us, what we take risks for. Throughout history, driven by “passion”, women have crossed the line between the legal and illegal, the moral and immoral and, because of that, faced the laws of their time. Whether in public trials or in the intimacy of homes, a visible and invisible struggle has been waged against women who are judged for their passions.
Brazilian theatremakers Janaina Leite, Lara Duarte and Clean Break theatre company Members devise an epic journey through the theatre of judgement. We encounter the voices of historic, mythic women and the personal stories and passions of the women on stage, labelled as transgressive as truth and fiction collide.
Trailer
Enjoy a snippet of the visual trailer for The Trails and Passion of Unfamous Women
Important show information:
- Running time approx 75 minutes
- Content warning – Act 3 contains haze
- Audiences may be invited to move around the theatre during the performances
Content notices and self-care guide
Because the subject matter in The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women might be challenging to engage with, particularly if you have personal experience of the subject matter, we have created a self-care guide to accompany the production. This guide contains content notices, self-care tips and information about relevant support services and helplines.
Full content notices (listed in the self-care guide) are:
- Criminalisation and depictions of the criminal justice system
- Death
- Difficult family relationships including motherhood
- Discussion of racism
- Drug and alcohol use
- Gender based violence / sexual violence
- Haze
- Model of a severed head including fake blood
- The care system
Artists
Credits
Created by Janaina Leite , Lara Duarte & Athena Maria, Yvonne Wickham, Sarah-Jane Dent, Dominique Lavine Wood-Whyte, Kim Teresa (KT) Marsh
Concept, Dramaturgy and Direction Janaina Leite
Co-Direction, Dramaturgy and Writing Lara Duarte
Clean Break Associate Artist & Dramaturg Rachel Valentine Smith
Set & Costume Design Alex Berry
Lighting Design Sarah Readman
Sound Design Mwen
Co-produced by LIFT and Clean Break in proud association with Brixton House. Supported by Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Partners
