Key Projects

The Persistance of Memory by Alison Farina 2010

The Persistence of Memory deals with the idea of memory through the exploration of a father-daughter relationship (‘Dante’ and ‘Iphee’) as the father’s memory and personality prematurely fade. The slant to this piece is the additional character of ‘Mneme’, the Muse of Memory, who is caught between her inescapable duty to take ‘Dante’ away, and her compassion for those she has to leave behind.

Water's Not So Thick by Gill Kirk (2011)

‘Water’s Not So Thick’, like life, is a dark comedy. And, like life, sometimes we find more ‘dark’ than ‘comedy’. The Kilpatrick family is preparing for Rupert’s wedding to his fiancée Rebecca. As the drama unfolds, we watch the cracks in the Kilpatrick veneer turn to massive fissures. Will Rupert and Rebecca make it, or will the skeletons in the well-appointed pantry ruin everything?

Seven Tears by Moonlight by Alison Farina (2006)

Seven Tears by Moonlight tells the story of a fisherman and his family and how family secrets can both forge and tear apart relationships.

Of Dark and Bright by Alison Farina (2008)

In 1441, Eleanore Cobham, wife of Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester was notoriously convicted and imprisoned for treasonable necromancy and was made famous in Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part II. Due to her noble status, Eleanore escaped the death penalty, but was banished to a life of imprisonment on the bleak and remote Isle of Man instead. She was declared divorced from Humphrey with existence erased from her family and from history. It is here, on the Isle of Man in the remote Peel castle that our tale begins. Best-selling British, medieval-biographer Alison Wier says of Alison’s Of Dark and Bright, `This play brings to life the desperate situation of Eleanor Cobham as never before. Thanks to Alison Farina`s powerful portrayal, I was living it.’

Paradise Left by Alison Farina (2009)

Adam and Eve were the first man and woman created by God. Or were they...? Enter Lilith, the not-so-well known First Lady of Eden.. Paradise Left is an alternative to Genesis as we know it, with bawdy innuendo, a healthy sprinkle of angels & demons, and office politics. Oh, and a guest appearance by Lucifer.

Butterfly Psyche Theatre

In August, 2010 I set up Butterfly Psyche Theatre. My vision was to have a company dedicated to the support and production of new writing for the theatre, focussing on great stories, however they are approached. Story, whether real or imaginary, spoken or written, viewed or read, is passed on from friend to friend, family to family, and generation to generation. Theatre is the perfect medium to explore and present Story, so for Butterfly Psyche Theatre, theatre is Story with ‘soul’.

Love Letters by A.R. Gurney (2011)

The story of one man, one woman and the post. In this age of emails, texts and social networking, actual letter-writing is in real danger of extinction. A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize nominated-play recreates the joy and excitement felt when writing and receiving letters and reminds us that through letters, our loves, memories and ‘who we really are’ can be carefully preserved and cherished forever. New writing theatre company, Butterfly Psyche, is proud to present the newest revival of this American classic and bittersweet comedy that intimately examines the unique and delicate art of letter-writing.