THE DIG
The original research for this piece began with a curiosity about
woman as virgin and whore. Initial performance investigation took
place at Whitefriars - a museum and base for Coventry’s Archeology
Unit. This was followed by interviews with archeologists and a visit
to a dig at Coombe Abbey. Whitefriars was associated with a visit
of Queen Elizabeth (the virgin Queen), the civil war and workhouses
in the 1800s. A workhouse for me meant - the place of sentence for
an unmarried mother. In retrospect this was a subconscious journey
into Carran Waterfield's mother's life story, which ultimately became
Looking for the Tallyman in 1998/99.
OPENING NIGHT
27 February 1992 St Phillips Church Hall, Coventry
REHEARSAL
Research: July-November 1991
Devising: December 1991 - February 1992
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
February - June 1992, pilot tour
August 1992, Edinburgh Festival
October 1992 - May 1993, tour June
1993, London run at The Bridewell 1994
74 performances to date
AWARDS
Fringe First
Independent Theatre Award short list
