The Portuguese visual artist Paula Rego has inspired this trilogy of plays. Her
paintings CrivellI’s Garden, The Prey and Breaking China became the catalyst for
writing by theatre maker Fiona Graham. Commissioned by Theatre Centre and
Komedia, these three new plays were developed for specific audiences through a
series of artist/audience residencies and collaborations. These works have toured
Britain and been re-staged in Portugal and Singapore.
Crivellis’s Garden was created for a 16+ audience and explores rites of passage as
two young women decide whether they should stay or leave their fishing village to
go to university in Portugal.
Between Friends is for 7 -11 year olds and examines the politics of friendship
between three young people when they are shipwrecked and abandoned in a
lighthouse.
Breaking China is for 4-8 year olds and shows the importance of creative play and
storytelling when making sense of change and adversity.