"Man falling down"
An experiment for the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
The story of Adam and Eve, first in paradise and then in modern world, performed using full- and half masks, fantasy masks, Greek- and Italian commedia dell'arte masks.
After tasting the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve arrive as refugees in 21st century Great Britain and have to resist the seductions of modern life.
Premiere August 2005
Shakespeare Globe Theatre, UK
Director: Jack Shepherd
Masks: Vicki Hallam, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Jake Shepherd
Music: Claire van Kampen
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