Hilarious tragicomedy examining the struggle to pursue your art while balancing motherhood
From writer and performer Marie Hamilton (Polly (The Heartbreak Opera)) comes a new one woman cabaret, Madonna on the Rocks, heading to London and Brighton this spring. This hilarious tragicomedy is a neon-lit exorcism in a jazz bar. It’s about our egos, our responsibilities and our dreams. And the struggle to be an artist, or to have any sort of career at all really and be a parent at the same time. It’s about maternal rage, responsibility, and our fragile egos. Madonna on the Rocks is heading to VAULT Festival and Greenwich Theatre in February, and Brighton Fringe in May.
As a child, Marina dreamed of being a big star, but now that she has her own child she wonders if it’s time to throw her dreams in the nappy bin. Marina is caught up in society’s ideal of motherhood (as well as her own), wondering if following her dreams will see her labelled as selfish, absent – a bad mother.
This dark, empowering and very funny show examines the beautiful and awful contradictions of motherhood in the 21st century and the expectations society can place on new mothers (and that new mothers can place on themselves). This fun rollercoaster of a cabaret through the hilarity and banality of motherhood invites audiences to tackle their own prejudices, reflect on their relationships and fight for a fairer future for everyone.
Madonna on the Rocks
Writer/Performer Marie Hamilton Director Hildegard Ryan Composer Ben Osborn
Tuesday 20th February 2024: The Glitch, 134 Lower Marsh, Waterloo, SE1 7AE
Madonna On The Rocks — The Glitch
Wednesday 21st – Friday 23rd February 2024 : Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London, SE10 8ES
Madonna on the Rocks - Greenwich Theatre
Tuesday 21st – Saturday 25th May 2024: Brighton Fringe, The Rotunda Theatres, Brighton BN1 2FG
BRIGHTON FRINGE 2024 | rotundatheatreuk
Further Information: Actor | Marie Hamilton - Actor, Writer and Theatre Maker