Following an award-winning international tour, Masterclass - in which Brokentalkers Theatre Company and feminist comic Adrienne Truscott joyfully burlesque the ugliness of machismo in art and in life - returns to Ireland for a limited run including one performance at Galway’s Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday 11th June.
Combining the savagely comedic feminist discourse of Truscott with the slippery dramaturgy of Brokentalkers, Masterclass – described by the Guardian as ‘enjoyably absurd and intriguing’’ - parodies the “great male artist” to within an inch of his life to uncover some difficult truths about privilege and power.
The show begins in the form of a cockamamie masterclass performed by fed up feminist Adrienne Truscott and all-around good guy Feidlim Cannon. It’s fun. It’s familiar. There are wigs. But there is something more at play.
Using the arts world as a metaphor, Masterclass is a literate and hilarious examination of gender and power.
Duration 60 mins, no interval
Age: 16+ strong language
Warning: This performance includes flashing lights