Becky Barber-Sharp in association with Theatre503 presents
Edfringe Preview: Fox
Written by Katie Guicciardi
Directed by Lisa Cagnacci
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“I couldn’t imagine having a child. Not even when I was sat in my Primark bikini in a plastic hot tub at Homerton Hospital, sucking the shit out of the gas and air… There’s a man sitting on the wall outside the flat. He just sat down the other day and never left.” Inspired by true events, Katie Guicciardi’s sharply-observed drama explores our complex relationship with “help” – our desire to give it and our need to seek it for ourselves – in an increasingly isolating society. Directed by Lisa Cagnacci.
Juxtaposing postpartum depression and the silent issues of motherhood with the plight of the homeless, Fox addresses privilege and isolation in a contemporary, urban environment. It looks at the tension between the materially disadvantaged homeless man and the privileged mother and asks who is worthy of help and what do we really need from each other. Studying the weight of responsibility of another human being in two very different ways, Fox is a moving and insightful first play.
Katie Guicciardi
Katie studied Drama and Theatre-Arts at Goldsmiths University and trained in Acting at East 15 Acting School and Ecole Gaulier. She has worked as an actress in TV, film and theatre and is an associate member of The Factory Theatre Company, having performed in ‘Hamlet’, ‘The Seagull’ and ‘The Odyssey’ all around the country under the direction of Tim Carroll.
Katie also works as an Acting Coach, teaching at Drama schools and on films and is founder and director of The Actors’ Surgery. She was part of The Young Writers Programme at The Royal Court and studied with Tony Craze at The Chelsea Theatre. She has written, devised and directed for theatre. ‘Fox’ is her first full length play
