Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo

Hampstead Theatre, 2014

“The generations change. But the choices remain the same”

Can any woman have it all? After university Catherine and Gwen chose opposite paths: Catherine built a career as a rock-star academic, while Gwen built a home with a husband and children. Decades later, unfulfilled in opposite ways, each woman covets the other’s life, and a dangerous game begins as each tries to claim the other’s territory.

Gina Gionfriddo dissects modern gender politics in this breathtakingly witty and virtuosic comedy.

Cast:
Polly Adams, Emma Fielding, Emilia Fox, Adam James, Shannon Tarbet

Creative:
Director: Peter DuBois
Assistant Director: Audrey Sheffield
Design: Jonathan Fensom
Lighting: James Farncombe
Sound: John Leonard

Photos by Alastair Muir