But the performance artist and director Bryony Kimmings is not yet a fully paid-up member of the theatrical establishment, for all that her new show, a musical called A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer, will shortly arrive at the National Theatre. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Rehearsals for A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer. So, it was agreed: Judith would produce my musical about cancer, and it would be the next stage in my practice.”Kimmings’s work has always, until now, been highly autobiographical. One had had cancer seven times; one had late-stage terminal ovarian cancer; one was a lad with lymphoma who was in denial and out raving all the time; one had bowel cancer and was pissed off with everyone saying breast cancer is sexy and bowel cancer is disgusting; one was living with long-term cancer. That’s what I’m imagining.”A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer is at Home in Manchester 20-24 September; Exeter Northcott 28 September-2 October; and the National Theatre 14 October-29 November

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 06:56 UTC