Royal Court, London Ellie Kendrick livens up her inventive debut with astrophysics and ancient Greek myth – but it could use more concrete argument Ellie Kendrick’s hour-long debut play celebrates female empowerment with the aid of astrophysics, Greek myth, music and dance. It is odd, original, inventively staged by Helen Goalen and Abbi Greenland from RashDash, and vigorously performed by its six-strong cast. But in its fury, it leaves little room for doubt, argument or internal challenge. In physics, matter falling into a black hole may collapse to a point of infinite density or re-explode to appear as a white hole in another universe. Kendrick applies that idea to women’s history. First we see a number of women, seeking to articulate their ideas, disappearing down a black hole. When they re-emerge, they are vengeful, angry but united in their quest for power and their resentment at centuries of oppression. Continue reading...
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