Extremities

Spark To A Flame Productions is presenting Extremities which explores the subject of rape and society's attitude towards it. Farah Fawcett who played the lead role in both the play and the film adaptation was interviewed recently and said that this role was the one she was most proud of in her career.

Extremities is the gripping work of American playwright William Mastrosimone which unflinchingly explores the contagion of violence that unfolds when a victim of an attempted rape decides to take justice in to her own hands.

Marjorie is home alone when Raul enters her house uninvited. His intention is to rape her. When he attacks, Marjorie manages to gain control and turn the tables on him, capturing him and making the impulsive decision to enforce her own form of vigilante justice. A controversial play from its inception, Extremities journeys with Marjorie from her role as victim to that of victimiser, from captive to captor, and is a challenging exploration of the question of how one deals with evil without becoming evil oneself.

An emotionally provocative drama, the production lives out fantasies that often arise long after an attack on a victim has occurred; fantasies about what one might have done, what might have been if one were strong enough to fight back…

First staged off Broadway in 1982, Extremities has seen some of the world’s most famous actresses play its leading role; Helen Mirren, Farah Fawcett and Susan Sarandon are just some of the stars who have played Marjorie. Farah Fawcett also played Marjorie in the film adaptation of the play, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.

The play features Katie Kirby (Great Expectations, Lady Windemere's Fan, Raw), Kelly Gough (Macbecks, Raw), Bush Moukarzel and Lisa Knight. It is directed by Sophie Motley who has recently been appointed as the resident assistant director in The Abbey.

Check out www.milltheatre.com for more information!