SPECIAL  LAST MINUTE "TWO FOR ONE" OFFER

"For March 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 you can get TWO tickets for the price of ONE (based on the adult ticket price) to see this fabulous show. That means TWO tickets for a total price of $20.  In other words $10 each!

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 Direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, Straylight Australia presents twenty of Shakespeare's most exciting women, from twelve plays, in just sixty minutes! Thrilling scenes full of danger and passion are introduced with witty charm by the Bard himself.

While it's true that Shakespeare did write some lovely, kind, gentle mother characters, this play isn't about them. It's about dangerous women lilke Tamora, Lady Macbeth, Gertrude, Queen Margret and Dioniza - mothers whose rampant protectiveness, lusty appetites and vaunting ambition set them against powerful enemies and drove them to treachery, adultery, war, murder and madness.   Shakespeare's Mothers: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know  is set in our risk-averse present, where Shakespeare is accused by the media of inciting female violence through his inappropriate maternal role-models. Summoning his uneasy, warring mothers about him, he defends himself with wit and charm while they re-live their most thrilling, passionate and dangerous experiences.

"It's very exciting to have all these marvellous women on stage in one show and to hear the great lines Shakespeare wrote for them" says Greg de Polnay, who directed the Edinburgh Fringe production. Director of the Adelaide show, Roz Riley adds, "By putting the focus on the mothers, we suddenly see how cleverly Shakespeare used fiercely protective and ambitious women to drive some of his strongest plots."

Shakespeare's Mothers: Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know was written and compiled by Straylight Australia's Actor/Manager, Kath Perry, who will be joined in the all-Australian cast by Cat Martin and Alexander Jonas.  The show comes to Adelaide direct from a successful world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe, where it played to enthusiastic audiences. Here's a taste of what the critics there had to say: Acted with power and precision (Scotsman), Highly professional cast (Fringe Guru), Entertaining..fun and family friendly (Three Weeks), Lively, humorous and...energetic (Edinburgh Spotlight).

More Information: www.shakespearesmothers.blogspot.com

Media contacts: Kath Perry kathryn_perry@hotmail.com 0419185670  Cat Martin arcadians@optusnet.com.au 0423258679 or (02) 98762734

BOOKINGS AT FRINGETIX 1300 374643 www.adelaidefringe.com.au

TEACHERS PLEASE NOTE: Discount tickets for school groups are available through the Youth Engagement Programme (YEP) coordinator. (08) 81002011 or yep@adelaidefringe.com.au
You can also download an Education Kit and sign up your class for Straylight's Shakespeare Acting Workshop by scrolling down to the attachments below and downloading them.

SNIPPETS FROM REVIEWS:  (full reviews can be downloaded as an attachment below)

"A superbly crafted piece of theatre...an exceptionally fine production that gives a unique insight into Shakespeare's handling of women....get a ticket while you still can" - Barry Lenny - Glam Adelaide

"All three (actors) play multiple characters and do so convincingly, the scenes are well picked and the commentary clever and funny. An interesting look at some of Shakespeare's lesser known characters  and an opportunity to see scenes not often performed on stage" - Jamie Wright - Adelaide Theatre Guide.

"Kath Perry takes us through a whirlwind of "wicked, revengeful and murderous" women....the production directed by Greg de Polnay and Roz Riley was tight, taut and fast"   - Felicity Burke - aussietheatre.com

 "The show is professional and slick, as you would expect with directors like Greg de Polnay with Roz Riley. Cat Martin and Cath Perry, along with Alexander Jonas... certainly deliver clarity and style." - Tim Lloyd - The Advertiser

'inventive, witty and well researched' Crikey Curtain Call
'a fantastic journey through the strong women of Shakespeare, and well worth a look!' yaniblog
'Crazymammas'  Rip it Up