On stage at Bridport Arts Centre on Friday 8 April, She Opened the Door is a gripping new play written and directed by Peter J Cooper that takes a fresh look at the women surrounding Thomas Hardy at the height of his celebrity.
Performed by AsOne theatre company, the play is set in early autumn, in the Hardy’s Max Gate garden, Dorchester. Hardy’s possessive mother comes to visit for the first time and the other woman arrives on the new fangled bicycle; add a feisty (ruined) maid, some skeletons and a ghost or three to Emma’s already tangled nerves and you have a powder keg ready to blow.
With music by renowned composer Roderick Skeaping, AsOne promises an evening of quality and surprise; a clever combination of exciting performance, beautiful costume and stunning projected-imagery.
Tickets available online at www.bridport-arts.com or from the Bridport Arts Centre box office on 01308 424204, priced £10, £9 members of the Arts Centre, £7 conc and £5 students.
