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Citystages Present
Kathmandu
Written By Greg Freeman
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What goes on in your mind?
CityStages presents Kathmandu a chillingly dark, sometimes comic, investigation
of mental torment and its possible consequences.
Set in both "Life space" and "Mind space", we meet
Rosalind, a self-harming fiancée who has no love for her intended
and even less affection for his dog. Her mental antagonist is Owen. Brought
up by his aunt Martha, a domineering dressmaker who haunts his mind, Owen
is desperate for escape. Martha’s demon is Frank, the lover she
had to leave to bring up Owen. Frank is no stranger to abandonment, however,
as he left his wife and children many years ago. One child, Rosalind,
will not leave his conscience alone.
Or does the tormentor become the tormented?
Written by Greg Freeman and directed by Ken McClymont,
Kathmandu provides a visually stunning study of discomfort as the four
damaged lives intertwine.
Greg Freeman explains: "Most of us suffer from the
inability to shake off certain negative voices from the past. Whether
it’s of someone close, an acquaintance or a complete stranger. We
often internalise the comments or the experience and then re-present it
in our heads, sometimes not always as it was. The mind plays tricks."
He continues: "I started to explore the possibility that the person
whose taunting voice you hear in your head would have someone else’s
mocking voice in theirs. I liked the irony of a circle of torment, where
the first character heard a voice and the voice heard a voice and then
the last voice heard the first."
Kathmandu premiered at the Menier Theatre and ran for ten performances.
Recast and redesigned, this is the show’s, and the company’s,
first time to the Edinburgh Festival.
"Powerful words….Images of extravagance and beauty….Mesmerizing"
Plays International
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Listings Information
Show: KATHMANDU
Venue: PLEASANCE KINGDOME (Venue 23), 1 BRISTO SQUARE,
EDINBURGH
Date: 8th to 30th August 2004 (Previews 5th – 7th
August)
Time: 16.15 (17.30)
Tickets: £9.00 (£7.50), Aug 14-15, 20-22,
26-29: £10.00 (£8.50), Previews £5.00
Box Office: 0131 556 6550
Press Tickets: 0131 556 6557
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