Graeae's story continues...
Graeae presents their 10th anniversary national tour production of Hound, written by Maria Oshodi.
Following the success of the previous year, Revenge Two is created by The Riversiders, a group of young disabled people between the ages of 14 and 25 years old.
At the end of the year Graeae stages a production of Firdaus Kanga’s A Kind of Immigrant, through a national tour.
February- June:
- Hound, Graeae’s 10th Anniversary production written by Maria Oshodi, goes on national tour of the UKIn Graeae’s words: “HOUND is a sharp and witty account of the experiences of three blind people who find themselves thrown together at a guide-dog training centre where they soon discover that their only common link is their mutual desire for independent lives. With the arrival of a television producer keen to film their experiences for a “caring” documentary, they are forced confront how they are treated by the media. HOUND is the first ever professional play to be performed by blind people and written by a writer who is herself blind.”In reviewer’s words: “Set in a guide dog training centre, Maria Oshodi’s new play at the Oval House is considerably more than a study of relations between the blind and the sighted…the piece, directed by Ewan Marshall, remains alive, largely through the boldness with which it tackled and intertwines it’s explosive themes, not simply disability, but racism, sexism, and the media exploitation which accompany it.” -Rosalind Carne, The Guardian Feb. 19, 1992.
5th March:
- Revenge Two is a production created by The Riversiders, a group of young disabled people between the ages of 14 and 25 years old.Graeae’s words: “REVENGE TWO is a new and exciting production which takes both a serious and a comic look at attitudes toward young disabled people in today’s society. The action of the play takes place in the past, present and future.”
October- December:
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A Kind of Immigrant, a story of disability, homosexuality, and identity, goes on a national tour.
Graeae’s words: “Turning his long repressed fantasies into reality, A Kind of Immigrant is an honest, sensual and often amusing account of a young man’s sexual awakening, chronicling his journey which reveals a whole new world of which he had previously only dreamed. With his highly individual blend of compassion, sensitivity and acerbic wit, the internationally acclaimed disabled and gay Indian novelist Firdaus Kanga tackles sexuality, disability and cultural diversity in his stimulating and entertaining first stage play.”
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