Sodome, my love

A new show from Rough Magic is always worth waiting for, and this latest production looks particularly interesting. It’s the world premiere of Sodome, my love by French playwright Laurent Gaude, the first time his work has been performed in Ireland, and it features the excellent Olwen Fouere, an actor known for her vibrancy and integrity, not to mention her ability to take on challenging roles. She plays the last daughter of the notorious city of Sodome, a place once synonymous with freedom and sensuality (or evil and debauchery depending on your viewpoint) before it was cruelly destroyed. Now centuries later a downpour awakens the sole survivor, who emerges salt-caked and defiant to unravel the myth. Fouere doubles up as both performer and translator, with a top notch creative team headed up by director Lynne Parker, with design by Monica Frawley, lighting by John Comiskey and sound by Denis Clohessy. Laurent Gaude was awarded France’s most prestigious literary honour the Prix Goncourt for his epic novel Le Soleil des Scorta, published in the UK and US as ‘The House of Scorta’. Sodome, my love previews at Project from Fri 12 March and opens on Tues 16. Gaude will give a talk (also @Project) on Sat 20 as part of the second annual Journées de la Francophonie. www.projectartscentre.ie, www.rough-magic.com