Still Life: An Audience With Henrietta Moraes
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Written and portrayed by Sue MacLaine, White Space Gallery hosts model-in-residence Henrietta Moraes; the uncrowned Queen of 1950's Soho. Hers was an itinerant and rackety life, sustained by tolerant friends, oiled by alcohol and fuelled by an astonishing variety of drugs. Her Guardian obituary, in 1999, gave her profession as Bohemian. Still Life blends performance with life-drawing; watch, listen and draw as model and muse to Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud recounts stories and recreates poses from her illustrious career. 'Beautifully researched, crafted, and performed with delicious care' (Total Theatre, 2011). Ages 16+. Contains strong language and nudity.
Sue MacLaine.
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Still Life: An Audience With Henrietta Moraes
7 Aug 2012
Immersive monologue-cum-life-drawing-class
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