Wicked women in the spotlight
ANUN with a past, a posh tart and a ruthless business woman are just three of the conniving women in two new black comedies by Southport writer Jamie Gaskin.
The plays, with allwomen casts, are being premiered at the new fringe venue Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool, in April.
In Here Is Thy Sting, Kate, who is dying of cancer, realises the hospice caring for her is about to go bankrupt.
She decides she must save it – no matter what.
And Helen, who cosies up to rich men in The Budding Mantis, is grooming her daughter, Charlotte, for great things.
But Charlotte has her own, very unexpected, plans for them both.
“The first deals with the tussle between the law and human morality,” said Jamie.
“Being set in a hospice may make it uncomfortable but underscores this battle, and the unflinching determination of people on the edge.
“In The Budding Mantis, a dominating mother discovers that her daughter has inherited her manipulating prowess and is more cold-blooded than she could ever imagine.”
This is the first major work for some years by Jamie, a former journalist and press officer.
More recently, he created and produced the successful Ticket to Write Beatles-themed playwriting contest which ran in Liverpool for five seasons.
More Deadly Than The Male is being performed at the Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool from April 3–6, at 7.30pm.
The show features murder, prostitution and adultery, so is only suitable for people aged 16 and over.
Wednesday is the theatre’s popular Pay What You Decide Night.
Tickets can be bought by calling 0344 561 0622, or online at: www.ticketquarter.co.uk/Online/moredeadly-than-the-male