Lady Grey
A group of people stand on a knife edge. Political intriguers, hysterical sympathisers and an ambivalent executioner find themselves witness to the last minutes before the execution of an innocent woman. Above them, a man walks a tightrope while playing the violin.
A twenty-minute piece set to Paul Clark’s score for string quartet, Lady Grey was inspired by The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Paul Delaroche’s 1833 painting that hangs in London’s National Gallery.
Suzy Willson - Direction; Paul Clark - Music; Aideen Malone - Lighting; Sarah Blenkinsop - Design; Geraldine Collinge - Producer
Performers: Ed Woodall, Joy Elias Rilwan, Osnat Schmol, Sarah Cameron
String Quartet: Calina De La Mare, Emese Bodnar, Malcolm Allison, Mathew Ward
Tightrope Violinist: Kwabana Lindsay
“It is through this theatrical vision, which stands apart from its painted inspiration, that we see how easily we are blinded by words”
The Times
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London
1999
'Lady Grey' was commissioned by the Southbank Centre for the Purcell Room
Supporters: London Arts Board; English National Opera Studio; National Theatre Studio
