After her mother's funeral, Elena drags her cousins to a karaoke bar.
To travel back in time
through 90s and 00s hits
and answer the question: What if she had never left Chile to move to the UK?
Brit-ish Rhapsody is a new play about losing your mother
your mother tongue
and everyone else you left behind.
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
With the support of Oxford Playhouse and Arts Council England, Brit-ish Rhapsody was developed in 2022 with the following team:
Director: Mariana Aristizábal Pardo
Actors: Jimena Larraguivel, Cinthia Lilen, Fernanda Mandagará and Cristina Montez
Natalia started writing Brit-ish Rhapsody when she took part in Playhouse Playmaker, Oxford Playhouse’s Writers Attachment Programme (2020), led by Clare Bayley. In June 2020, an extract of the audio version of the play was presented online as part of Oxford Playhouse's Offbeat Festival with the following team:
Director: Ellie Warr
Cast: Cinthia Lilen, Constanza Ruff, EM Williams, Jack Dorning and Alex Stedman.
Featured in the Theatre Black List 2024.
Longlisted for the 2023 Richard Jenkinson commission (top 10% of 750 scripts).
FEEDBACK
"I really love this play. It’s funny and entertaining, but also heartwarming and hard-hitting. I just know audiences will love it. This play MUST be produced."
Somebody Jones, Playwright & Dramaturge
"A must-see production that skilfully tackles identity and loss when negotiating the gulf between cultures. I was moved to tears, it evoked a great deal of emotion as I recognised so much of what was in there. I think the work deserves a wide audience!"
Carole Concha Bell, Journalist and PhD candidate at King's College London (Literature of second generation Chilean exiles)
THIS PLAY IS CURRENTLY UNATTACHED
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