Details

The conflict between sexual and spiritual love. In myth, Ursula so wanted to keep her virginity that she travelled down the Rhine accompanied by 10,000 virgins to break off her betrothal. The play took its inception form the image The Massacre of the Virgin Martyrs in the sixteenth century altar piece by Cranach the Elder in Dresden. Cranach revolutionised the subject by shifting the attention of the viewer from the victims to the perpetrator, The Prince. First performed in 1998 by The Wrestling School at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Barker's play reconstructs the Ursula legend by moving the focus to a very different place: the tragic theatre.

Cast/Performers

Victoria Wicks

Creatives/Company

Author: Howard Barker
Company: Wrestling School
Director: Howard Barker
Design: Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting: Ace McCarron
Sound: John Leonard

Ursula

Ursula (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0582242253. Details of all Ursula archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S5428

Archive Listings

2 Jun 98 to 7 Jun 98	Riverside Studios Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
29 May 98 to 30 May 98	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Apr 98 to 30 Apr 98	Northern Stage Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Apr 98 to 25 Apr 98	Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive

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