Whether a script is new writing or a cherished classic, at Butterfly Psyche our focus is on great stories for theatre, however they are approached.
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’, 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?
The story of one man, one woman and the post.
Can you remember the last actual letter you received?
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.