The trilogy was subsequently made into a film, Angel at My Table, directed by Jane Campion.įrame was born in Dunedin, the third of five children. Red Leap Theatre’s Owls Do Cry Trailer from Red Leap Theatre on Vimeo.FROM THE OXFORD COMPANION TO NEW ZEALAND LITERATUREįrame, Janet (1924-2004 ), was New Zealand’s most distinguished writer (CBE Member, Order of New Zealand Nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Hon DLitt, University of Otago President of Honour, PEN (New Zealand) Honorary Vice-President of the New Zealand Women Writers’ Society).įrame’s short but suggestive autobiographical sketch, ‘Beginnings’ ( Landfall, 1965), was complemented by the publication of three award-winning volumes of autobiography: To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel at My Table (1984) and The Envoy from Mirror City (1985). Tues – Thurs 6.30pm, Fri – Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm ‘I’m left with sheer joy of witnessing images of beauty, light and poetry.’ - Rachael Longshaw-Park, The Pantograph Punchġ2pm School Matinees on 4 and 8 Nov – to book, please email: One It’s the best show I’ve seen this year.’ - Veronica McLaughlin, The 13th Floor ‘There is not one wasted moment in the piece. The result is an extraordinarily brave, jaw-dropping performance that is simply faultless.
This extraordinary tale is transformed into an exciting devised performance through Red Leap’s signature physical and visual styles, capturing and revealing Frame’s pertinent insights into society. Rather than creating a direct narrative staging of Owls Do Cry, Red Leap have taken inspiration from Frame’s rich imagery and poetry to create a multi-disciplinary dreamscape.
Considered the first great New Zealand novel, Janet Frame’s Owls Do Cry follows the story of the Withers siblings and their lives in small town New Zealand following a family tragedy.įilled with fierce heart and visual splendour, Red Leap Theatre’s energetic response to Owls Do Cry is a surprising and moving experience delving in to the poetic world of Janet Frame.
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