Enslaved by Dreams

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Event Enslaved by Dreams
Venue The Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
First Date 24 February 1984
Last Date 25 February 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description 'Monstrous Regiment presents a dramatised triptych of the life of Florence Nightingale, the Victorian reformer so inappropriately idealised as the lady with the lamp. Writer-director Chris Bowler cauterises this myth, creating an impressionistic scenario where three actresses play Nightingale, portraying the various aspects of her complex, near-neurotic personality. Sally Cranfield perfectly captures the young Nightingale, alternating high-flown ambitions and a desperate need to please; Tamsin Heatley plays the middle-aged reformer as an inspired, resolute martinet, while Celia Gore-Booth is the invalided older woman, vacillating between fits of bossy business and the nefarious demands of the hypochondriac.' (Time Out)

Enslaved by Dreams was written based on original writings by Florence Nightingale.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Biographical
Alternative Theatre
Subjects Biography
Nursing
Women
Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sandy Bailey Administrator
Karen Rabinowitz Choreographer
Helen Glavin Composer
Marion Weise Costume Designer
Gemma Jackson Designer
Chris Bowler Director
Steve Whitson Lighting Designer
Sally Cranfield Performer
Celia Gore-Booth Performer
Tamsin Heatley Performer
Jo Anderson Playwright
Chris Bowler Playwright
Valerie Dew Technician
Meri Jenkins Technician
Deirdre Malynn Technician
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Press clippings, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Programme Advertisement Programme advertisements, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Programme Programmes, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Press Release Press release, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 131438