The Dutiful Wife

An emotive and highly physical piece of dance theatre that looks at the role of 'the wife' within the world of politics. Following the lives of these Stepford wives who stand by their husband from the highs of the early campaign days, through to the public humiliation and personal pain of very public apologies.Can these dutiful wives stand by their man in the face of public scrutiny?

 

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Concept: Eileen McClory

Choreography: Eileen McClory & Company

Script development: Roisin Gallagher, Emily Dedakis & Eileen McClory

Dancers:  Stephen Clarke, Oona Doherty, Lucia Kickham, Paula O'Reilly and Stevie Prickett

Supported by the MAC HATCH programme, Joint Sectorial Dramaturgy Project & Crescent Arts Centre.