Cornerstone
arts
entertainment
culture
Prices: £16, Members £12.80, Concessions £14.40
Age range 13+
All performances have audio description written into the play, as a separate character. Therefore, no headsets are needed. Everyone can experience the play at the same time.
All shows are creatively captioned.
Trigger Warnings: Themes of a sexual nature, sexual violence, suicide, strong language.
Wednesday 6 Mar 2024 7:30pm
Tags: Theatre
Part of our Women's Week celebrations!
Kiss the Hollywood happy ending goodbye!
As SHE Likes It is inspired by the story of #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas. It’s been nearly 100 years since Patricia Douglas was lured to a studio party under the guise of a casting call, in what was perhaps the biggest, best-suppressed scandal in Hollywood history.
Written by Chloe Wade and supported by Olivier Award Winning Playwright, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm; Emilia (The Globe), Obsession (Netflix), As SHE Likes It is a peek behind the sepia cigarette smoke and passionate embraces of Old Hollywood, as seen through the eyes of its archetypes.
Through a fusion of live theatre and filmed footage, As SHE Likes It exposes the cultural legacy of sexism and exploitation that still haunts the industry to this day. A darkly comedic explosion of multimedia, verbatim, cabaret and drag; a contemporary Brechtian-style play that poses the question: How much has changed between the Hollywood of yesteryear and now?
“Very funny and deeply disturbing” Kathy Burke
"This is a play full of heart and ideas and a call for action." 5* Review from LondonTheatre1
