This Medea is an all too sensitive instrument played upon by overwhelming forces that come from both without and within. Its a one-woman production by Irish novelist Colm Toibin and focuses on perhaps the most well-known mother ever: the Virgin Mary. It's a one-woman production by Irish novelist Colm Toibin and focuses on perhaps the most well-known mother ever: the Virgin Mary. And so began one of the more surreal phone conversations that Mr. Irish actress Fiona Shaw stars on Broadway in The Testament of Mary. The voice on the other end said, I have Scott Rudin on the line for you. Ben Brantley of the New York Times called the show, "thrilling," writing: "What's so mesmerizing and truly frightening about her performance is how cogently she evokes a mind that is anything but clear. Irish actress Fiona Shaw stars on Broadway in The Testament of Mary. The Irish writer Colm Toibin was shaving in his bathroom on Tuesday morning, and savoring the news that his Testament of Mary had just been nominated for a best play Tony Award, when the telephone rang. As a very human Virgin Mary in playwright Colm Tibn’s 90-minute monologue The Testament of Mary, Shaw prowls about Tom Pye’s. The actress was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Medea in the 2002 Abbey Theater production, staged by Warner. That Fiona Shaw is a force of nature is indisputable.
It takes place in the city of Ephesus after the crucifixion of Jesus as Mary struggles to understand the death of her son and the men who called themselves his disciples.
Shaw will take on the title role in Tóibín's play, based on his provocative 2012 novel. Fiona Shaw in a scene from The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín, directed by Deborah Warner. It will begin previews on March 26 and open June 16 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.Īlso read: Bette Midler Returning to Broadway as Super Agent Sue Mengers The production reunites Shaw and director Deborah Warner in their first collaboration to premiere in the U.S. Fiona Shaw stars in 'The Testament of Mary,' a new play by Colm T ib n, directed by Deborah Warner. One of the great mysteries, one of the burning imperatives of our time, one of the most thought-provoking and much discussed controversial topics of modern life is solved, uncovered and illuminated by Deborah Warner’s production of The Testament of Mary, now playing at the Barbican Theatre.
Fiona Shaw, who mesmerized Broadway in 2002 in an acclaimed production of "Medea," will return to the New York stage in Colm Tóibín's "The Testament of Mary." Testament of Mary Barbican Theatre 1 Star. Fiona Shaw, who mesmerized Broadway in 2002 in an acclaimed production of 'Medea,' will return to the New York stage in Colm Tóibíns 'The Testament of Mary.
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