Attempts on her Life

By Martin Crimp

Attempts to describe her?

Attempts to destroy her?

Or attempts to destroy herself?

Is Anne the object of violence?

Or its terrifying practitioner?

Martin Crimps's 17 scenarios for the theatre, shocking and hilarious by turn, are a rollercoaster of late 20th-century obsessions. From pornography and ethnic violence, to terrorism and unprotected sex, its strange array of nameless characters attempt to invent the perfect story to encapsulate our time.

Directed by Peter James Hayworth

Set and Costumes by Andrée-Ève Archambault

Lighting by Margaret Coderre-Williams

Image: "Woman's Face" by Steve Snodgrass under license CC by 2.0