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WILD TIME: a theatrical novel
ROSE BIGGIN & KEIR COOPER
Surface Press (2020) WILD TIME is a punk prose revision of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the lovers and the haters, told with humour, mythology and erotics on an astronomical scale. The Duke of Athens and the Amazon Queen are getting married in the morning. It’s going to be a big one, and everyone’s invited. The King and Queen of the Fairies arrive into ancient Athens, ready to be guests of honour at the party of the age. There’s a gifted new Changeling in town — a uniquely talented human who’s attracting some attention. Titania has plans, Oberon’s wound up about it, there’s a long night ahead and naturally it all comes down to who does what. The planets have their own ideas, and elsewhere, deep within the forest, we see a leatherworker and part-time male stripper rehearsing a play that’s ahead of its time... This is A Midsummer Night’s Dream as you’ve never known it before. A punk revision of Shakespeare’s narratives of pleasure and power, WILD TIME is a new world composed of erotic and theatrical acrobatics, taking liberties with Greek gods and literary idols like nothing is sacred. It’s funny, it’s sexy, and you’ve got a front row seat. “Huge fun!…an exuberant puck-fest that knows its arse from its bottom” Alan Moore (Jerusalem, Illuminations) Bookseller's Website . Supported by die kleine steinfelder galerie Arts Council England Interviews * Reviews * Blogs A Bit Lit Nina Allan Fantasy Hive Breaking the Glass Slipper Previous Events LIVERPOOL Wild Time a theatrical novel feat. Garnett "Ratte" Frost (June 2023: Shakespeare North) LONDON Wild Time at Birkbeck Arts Week feat. Prof. Sue Wiseman (April 2023: Birkbeck) LANCASTER Wild Time at The Dukes feat. Christine Mackie (May 2022: Dukes Lancaster) LEEDS Wild Time: a theatrical novel feat. Dr Kara McKechnie (Oct 2021: Slung Low) LONDON Wild Time: a theatrical novel at CPT feat. Emma Jude Harris (Feb 2021: Camden People's Theatre) Featuring on The Guardian's "hottest Front-Room Seats" & Lyn Gardner's Pick of the Week |
