Named for the only song her parents wrote together, which opens and closes the performance, Miriam Gould’s Empty Room is a deeply personal one-woman show that explores her family history and the important part music has played – and continues to play – in that story.
‘It touches the emotional parts that other media simply don’t’: ORPHEUS – Battersea Arts Centre
Little Bulb, an award-winning company of actor-musicians which is based in the South East and tours nationwide, has revived their version of Orpheus, and the result is breathtaking.
‘It is as an ode to music itself that the show really succeeds’: ORPHEUS – Battersea Arts Centre ★★★★
If Orpheus was simply a re-telling of this myth, it would be over very quickly. Instead, music features heavily in the show – some of which are original compositions and some are well-known pieces of classical music.
’Intriguing mix of poignant & bizarre’: ADVENTURES IN BLACK & WHITE – Camden People’s Theatre
Miriam Gould and Judita Vivas, also known as Double Trouble, tackle the theme of displacement as the creators and performers of Adventures in Black & White.
‘I have always been struck by the power of music to communicate a depth of emotion’: Miriam Gould brings her show Empty Room to the Camden Fringe
Miriam Gould is a theatre-maker, performer, musician and writer. This month her first solo show, Empty Room, comes to the Camden Fringe, drawing on Gould’s own experience and family history, and exploring the many ways in which music can help us survive.