Martin Crimp's 'Advice to Iraqui Women!'

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'The protection of children is a priority.
Even a small child on a bike should wear a helmet. And a newborn baby on a plane must be strapped to its mother.
A child on roller-skates should wear kneepads.
And elbow pads.'

In Crimp's drama each self is somebody else's character. Crimp's plays are driven by encounters between strangers. But when stranges meet, can danger be far away? Crimp is fascinated by characters who suddenly appear from around the corner.The interaction of strangers is inherently interesting because rival definitions of the self come into play - and dramatic conflict thrives on this difference' !! A Guardian interview with the man himself is available HERE.

There is an interesting chat on the Theatre Voice website amongst those who have worked with Crimp's drama. The interview series on the site is know as 'Reputations'

REPUTATIONS: MARTIN CRIMP (1/2) Lindsay Posner, Dan Rebellato, Auriol Smith and Anne Tipton begin their comprehensive survey of Crimp's formidable dramatic output. Aleks Sierz hosts. Recorded live.

Make sure you have your sound turned on!
There is a transcript of the talk available HERE

The Independent has an article in the Arts pages on it's site regarding the revival in 2007 of Crimp's play Attempts On Her Life. Read the article HERE. Also sourced a review of his play The Country and its available HERE.

Crimp's piece from 2003, quoted from above and which gave this post it's title - Advice to Iraqui Women!

'Even in water a child can burn. Even in spring it's still possible. In the time it takes you to cut the grass and trim the edges, a child might have burned, because of the very strong rays. Avoid sunlight, and in strong sunlight, when there are fierce rays, apply cream.'

Read the whole piece HERE
Is this drama!
Your thoughts and ideas welcome

Titus

Image sourced from HERE