Life With A Little “L” is a dramatic composition of six plays from Art Theatre, in the genre of dirty realism, set in & with music from 1950s-1970s America.
This Off Com Award-nominated, “perfectly crafted” work is inspired by the life and works of literary legend Charles Bukowski, king of the underground and “Laureate of American lowlife”.
Together these, mostly, working-class stories paint a picture that would not look out of place in modern-day London.
These are stories of the insignificant person – stories about all of us.
As modern artists we delve into the lives and fates of these insignificant people and we ironise, laugh, reflect & sympathise. Told using Art Theatre’s unique stage language, with five actors each playing several roles.
Director Anya Viller said: “Full of cynicism, irony and humour, the performance suggests that we are all just people in the end. Being weak but pretending to be strong is generally very human. And these insignificant characters, in a sense, oppose the ‘American Dream’ and our modern obsession with success. Because…it’s okay to be an ordinary person. Everyone has the right to cut themselves while shaving.”
Cast:
Victoria Valcheva
Eileen Duffy
Will Stevens
Francesca Wilson Waterworth
James Viller
Creative team:
Director Anya Viller
Lighting Designer Peter Vocka
Set Designer Sasha Dashevskaya
The production transfers to Riverside Studios after a successful run earlier this year at the Golden Goose Theatre.
