The Fourth Wall

1983

The monologues performed in this show explore women’s relationship to the state, women who fight back, women who deal with and understand their situation, even against incredible odds. An exciting collaboration between two performers: one an actor with a text to deliver, the other a singer who improvises her own musical responses each evening.

Written by Dario Fo and Franca Rame
Translator Gillian Hanna

Cast

Paola Dionisotti: Performer
Maggie Nichols: Singer/Performer

Production Team

Penny Cherns: Director
Hildegarde Bechtler: Designer
Inigo Espejiel: Lighting Designer
Dianne Robson: Administration
Alan Rickman: Graphics

Places and dates

Raked Theatre, Leicester: 14/02/1983
Countesthorpe Community College: 16/02/1983
Lipman Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: 23/02/1983
Dovecot Arts Centre, Stockton: 25/02/1983
Durham University Ballroom: 01/03/1983
The Midland Group, Nottingham: 03/03/1983
Stanwix Theatre, Carlisle: 17/03/1983
Drill Hall, Chenies Street London: 22/03/1983 - 02/04/1983
Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall: 14/04/1983 - 15/04/1983
Drill Hall, Chenies Street, London: 19/04/1983 - 22/04/1983
University of East Anglia, Norwich: 29/04/1983
Wells Arts Centre, Wells-next-the-Sea: 30/04/1983
Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead: 01/05/1983
York Arts Centre, York: 05/05/1983 - 07/05/1983
Third Eye Centre, Glasgow: 12/05/1983 - 14/05/1983

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‘The result is the kind of evening that superlatives were invented for… The Fourth Wall will take you, with laughter and feeling, right to the edge where you can look over and perceive a truth: “You’ll never make me go mad. You’ll have to kill me as I am. Sane.” Brilliant. Buy a season ticket!’
Diana Simmonds City Limits April 1983