lady m
premiered as part of the 2023 SummerWorks festival
A story of a mother’s grief.
Without a child there seems little purpose. Resentment and anger build in an exploration of what happens when a heart is broken and the ache never fades... Lady M's hardened heart will lead her to do the unimaginable to get what she wants – power, influence, and her family united. Her deeds and deceit lead to a creeping paranoia, and ultimately haunting guilt.
Lady M (Margaret) is an original, Deaf-led prequel to Shakespeare's Macbeth, featuring Dawn Jani Birley and Sturla Alvsvåg as the famous power couple. An intersectional experience for both Deaf and hearing audiences, Lady M was conceived, adapted and directed by internationally-renowned, Scotland-based theatre maker Ramesh Meyyappan. The August 2023 world premiere of this work at the Theatre Centre in Toronto, Canada was the debut production by the newly formed 1s1 Theatre.
Lady M
Lady M
Lady M trailer
1S1 Lady M rehearsal process
CAST & CREATIVE
A 1s1 Theatre Production, co-presented by Why Not Theatre
Written & directed by
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Duncan
Set/props Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer / Composer
Costume Designer
Head Carpenter
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Fight Director
ASL Instructor
Photographer
Videographer
Photographer
Photo editor
1s1 Theatre
Artistic Director
Producer
Ramesh Meyyappan
Dawn Jani Birley
Sturla Alvsvåg
Joshua Bosworth
Jung-Hye Kim
André du Toit
Jenna Geen
Carlyn Rahusaar Routledge
Dale Sharp, Jr.
Patrick Lynn
Michelle Soicher
Daniel Levinson
Vanessa Floros
Dahlia Katz
Mallory Brown
Mona Paula Kumžaitė
Alice Lo
Dawn Jani Birley
Julia Dickson
Additional producing and development support by Michelle Yagi &
Miriam Fernandes
This project is part of Why Not’s SHARE stream of activities.
SHARE projects are partnerships with other independent artists
and companies to help produce, present or tour their work.
PARTNERS
Lady M (Margaret) has been made possible through the
generous support of: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, Lindy Green Family Foundation, TD Ready Commitment.
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