SCATTERED ISLANDS
A scratch-night inspired by the work of Sylvia Plath.
Lowdoorproductions and 23andcounting return for a collaboration following their Camden Fringe debut in 2023 with Semblance of a Woman. Scattered Islands is a scratch night which will interweave passages from Plath’s Three Women, alongside a plethora of new and dynamic performances.
Three Women is composed of three interweaving monologues, all pregnant women, all with very different perspectives. The first is happily expectant, excited with the promise of the child to come. The second has already suffered more than one miscarriage, and goes into hospital in the knowledge she has likely lost another child. The third is a student who has carried an unwanted pregnancy to full term, awaiting the moment she will give the baby up for adoption. Three perspectives on birth, on death, on bodily autonomy. Published in 1962, and premiering on BBC radio in the same year, it is a work of Plath’s that has been historically overlooked, pushed to the margins and often disregarded as a theatrical piece. It is our mission to set the record straight.
This event will see the themes of Plath’s work, grief, motherhood, bodily autonomy, explored in a variety of new and exciting ways. Proceeds from the night are going towards a rehearsed reading of Three Women, expected later in the summer this year.
Cast
Anna Toogood
Rafaela Nicolay
Rest to be announced!
Running time: Approx 120 minutes including a 15 minute interval
Ages Guidance: Ages 16 and above
Contains bad language and discussion of grief and miscarriage.
