Black Box Theatre: Muse. Benny & Kate: Troll

'Muse' is a play exploring the relationships between an artist, his model, his business partner and the model's boyfriend.

Muse is a contemporary piece examining art and the art market and a possible role for 'the Muse' in our time. By tradition going all the way back to the Greeks, the 'Muse' - invariably female - acted as some kind of inspiration for the work of the artist - invariably male. How the 'Muse' performed this feat is something of a mystery since her role was usually passive and uninvolved in the production of the art. Could such a relationship exist today? Unlikely and certainly not to be wished for, so how might a Muse/Artist relationship play out in our time? Jay, from Black Box, considered some possibilities and 'Muse' tells the story of one of them.

Suitable for ages 15+

depictions of alcohol use

60 mins

 

Troll

A woman is baking cupcakes.

A knock on the door.

Time for her to tell her story. She's been the perfect mother, hasn't she?

And who called the police?

Troll is a dark comedy, in which one woman’s perceptions of her perfect daughter (and her perfect parenting) do not match the reality. Written by the author of our 2024 Theatrefest submission, Woman Caught Unaware, we take a look into Carol’s world: what shaped it, and whether she is emotionally prepared to deal with the consequences.

About Benny&Kate

None of us are actually called Benny or Kate!

Benny&Kate are a North Devon based theatre company who enjoy bringing mature and thoughtful theatre, and occasional naughtiness, to discerning audiences. This will be the B&K's 7th year participating in Theatrefest: the atmosphere is supportive, the audiences are generous and the company is impecable!

About the Author:

Annie Fox is an award-winning playwright whose works have been produced in the UK, US and Canada. Plays include: WOMAN CAUGHT UNAWARE (Heretic Voices winner, Arcola Theatre, Nick Hern Books); PROGRESS (TwoFest, Space); SO MUCH STUFF (2.0 Festival, Online OnComm); THE ROTA (The Big Breakfast Show, Edinburgh Festival.) Annie’s plays have been twice longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize, shortlisted for both the Alpine and Hope prizes and top 20 for Papatango. Her play SPHINX was a Radius prize winner and received a staged reading in Cambridge. She has been selected for the new writing events Second Stage at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and Stage Write at the Liverpool Royal Court. Her short/festival plays are widely performed including at Theatre503, Battersea Arts Centre, Ink Festival, Devon TheatreFest, Pleasance and Edmonton Festival.

14+

strobe lighting, strong language

50 mins