For too long Mary Shelley's life has been overshadowed by the two men in her life - Percy Shelley and Frankenstein's monster and Bournemouth has shamefully ignored her.
Mary's life was mainly itinerant, and her last resting place offers a focus for the international interest that exists.
The aim of the THE MARY SHELLEY FESTIVAL is to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Mary Shelley and to bring attention to her connection with Bournemouth.
We expect a lot of interest nationally. Her 'monstrous progeny' , has become an iconic figure in Western culture. WavyBlue's aim is to bring her to life as vividly and as creatively as possible through art, drama, performance and music.
Playwright Diane Samuels (of the award winning Kindertransport) will present a premier reading of her new play on Mary Shelley, and there will also be a reading of a play by Christine Aziz; Mary Shelley Goes to Hollywood. It is hoped that the play will be performed for the Festival in the Shelley theatre, subject to funding. Entries from Mary Shelley's journal will be brought to life by actors, along with dramatised readings of her lesser known works . Throughout the two days there will be several short talks by Shelley experts. As Mary was married to poet Percy Shelley a themed poetry evening on the dark side of human nature will be featured.
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Thursday 16 April 2009
theatre
The Grade II Listed family theatre was built for Sir Percy Florence Shelley, son of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley.
The Theatre is undergoing an extensive refurbishment and refit to provide seating for up to 200 people. A new staircase and lift will provide access for all to the newly constructed galleries and upper floor meeting rooms.
Tuesday 14 April 2009
festival events
Bournemouth celebrates the life and works of Mary Shelley as part of its 2010 Bicentenary
The Wavyblue artist’s group will run the Mary Shelley Festival which will take place over the first weekend in October 2010 at the Shelley Theatre Boscombe and the Shelley Manor grounds. We will hire the theatre and two rooms for performances and free open community workshops .
Diane Roberts and Miriam Troth will run creative workshops during the weekend with a drama/historical theme and link in to the national Campaign for Drawing, an annual event which runs every October.
We will hire two performers to perform cameos, read passages from the Mary Shelley journals and speculate about the connection between her unconventional life and her literary heritage.
This will be the stimulus for performances; play, poetry and novel readings and short story writing .
Diane Samuals is a London based , award winning playwright with an interest in Mary Shelley. She is keen to be involved in the early stages of the Shelley Theatre opening which will give the venture added credibility .
The Wavyblue artist’s group will run the Mary Shelley Festival which will take place over the first weekend in October 2010 at the Shelley Theatre Boscombe and the Shelley Manor grounds. We will hire the theatre and two rooms for performances and free open community workshops .
Diane Roberts and Miriam Troth will run creative workshops during the weekend with a drama/historical theme and link in to the national Campaign for Drawing, an annual event which runs every October.
We will hire two performers to perform cameos, read passages from the Mary Shelley journals and speculate about the connection between her unconventional life and her literary heritage.
This will be the stimulus for performances; play, poetry and novel readings and short story writing .
Diane Samuals is a London based , award winning playwright with an interest in Mary Shelley. She is keen to be involved in the early stages of the Shelley Theatre opening which will give the venture added credibility .
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