The Girl I Left Behind Me (Oberon Modern Plays)

By: Jessica Walker and Neil Bartlett

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Synopsis: ‘... I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s thinking; hang on a minute; “I seem to have the knack of pleasing ladies.” In trousers? With short hair? In public? Was that allowed? Indeed it was.’A cool and contemporary look at one of the most intriguing aspects of musical theatre – just what is it that makes a woman in trousers so appealing? Accompanied by a piano, mezzo-soprano Jessica Walker dons a few well-chosen items of male attire, giving a supremely well-sung performance that conjures up an entire world, from the swaggering cross-dressers of the Victorian Music Hall to the ambiguous boy-heroes of Mozart and Strauss, to the back-room bulldykes of the Harlem Renaissance. Commissioned and produced by Opera North Projects with the Southbank Centre touring partner Welcome to Yorkshire. The Girl I Left Behind Me is a provocative, flirtatious, personal one woman-guide which deliciously recalls a forgotten chapter of female performance.The Girl I Left Behind Me was performed at The Barbican Centre in November 2011 as part of the Bite Season.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781849435130
Related ISBNs:: 9781849431972
Publisher:: Oberon Books
Date of Addition:: 09/23/20
Copyrighted By:: Oberon Books
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Music
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.