"A new lexicon of desire"
Creator of worlds, master of storytelling, and one of the most exciting playwrights of our time. Philip Ridley recently took time out of a busy schedule, as he prepares for the revival of his first work The Pitchfork Disney alongside new play KILLER, to talk about the origins of Tender Napalm, his inspiration for writing it, and why a play about love is paradoxically a play about violence. "It's always hard for me to talk about beginnings because usually a play takes me by su
"Innocence and playfulness"
In our second actor profile we sit down with Hannah Marsters to talk about her approach to the play, and exploring the light in Ridley's world as well as the darkness. Who are you? Hannah, 4th year Classics student at Wadham Who is your character and what are they like? I play the Woman in Tender Napalm. The Woman is fragile and deeply troubled but is definitely able to hold her own against the thrashing masculinity of the Man. We’ve talked a lot about how she deals with trau
"A very real relationship"
In the first of our character exposés, first year James talks through his experience of the rehearsal process, building an abstract yet very real character to inhabit. I’m James and I will be playing the part of Man. This is the second production I have been a part of since starting at Oxford. Last term I was involved in Bang Bang You’re Dead, which introduced me to the very unique drama scene at Oxford. As part of an ensemble cast, it was a very different experience to this
