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Preview by Paul Nelson
VAN Badham's explosive new play about terrorism transfers to
London this Autumn following its acclaimed World Premiere at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Camarilla's gripping vision of London under terrorist
attack cements Badham's reputation as a pioneer of contemporary
political theatre.
A bomb explodes in a crowded London shopping street. Nobody knows
who the terrorists are, or their motives. Public intellectual,
Prof. Maggy Tanner, has always advocated dialogue with the terrorists,
but as she recovers from the blast outside, another bomb is detonated
in her own family.
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Her long-estranged stepson turns up on her doorstep and a ticking
clock of unresolved separations and family secrets thunders towards
unwanted confrontations. A mother's love. A daughter's ambition.
A son's vengeance.
As Maggy's world crumbles around her, the question echoes in
her mind - are the terrorists without, or within?
Van Badham's star has been ever ascendant since her UK debut
at 2002's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where her blistering black
comedy, Kitchen, wowed audiences and critics alike.
She has since enjoyed debut shows in London and New York, sold
out yet another season in Sydney and written for The Royal Court
and BBC.
nabokov in association with The Old Red Lion Theatre presents
Camarilla by Van Badham at The Old Red Lion, 418 St John Street,
Islington, Tuesday 30 September - Saturday 25 October 2003 (not
Mondays), 8pm. Tickets 020 7837 7816.
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