Iris Brunette

By  
Melanie Wilson
Commissioned and developed at
Battersea Arts Centre
Produced by
Fuel
Dates
22 Aug 2009 - 2 Jul 2011
Artist/Company
Melanie Wilson

Fuel presents Iris Brunette

By Melanie Wilson 

A sortie into a curious cityscape of the future past, featuring Iris Brunette: part-time traveling refugee, part compassionate voyeur. A warmly mournful and disarmingly engaging piece, inspired by the film ‘La Jeteé’ by Chris Marker. 

Commissioned and developed at BAC.
Originally funded by Arts Council England. 

#IrisBrunette

"There are few more compelling presences than that of Melanie Wilson."

The Guardian 

"****  Iris is frail and strong, shy and bold, her stories suffused with impossible beauty but dripping with inexpressible dread."

Time Out

"**** Wilson emerges as a remarkable poet in word and sound, going straight to the heart of that longing for a last, precious touch of intimacy before dying, which is one of the key emotions of our time."

The Scotsman

"It could be anybody's year, but I reckon that it could be Melanie Wilson's."

The Guardian 

ABB73C5B-A51C-4932-BDF3-C60C9D79146A Created with sketchtool.

Project History

22/08/2009 - 30/08/2009
British Council Showcase
Edinburgh
04/09/2009 - 05/09/2009
Ustinov Studio
Bath
14/09/2009 - 17/09/2009
Absolut Fringe, Players Theatre
Dublin
30/09/2009
New Greenham Arts
Newbury
02/10/2009
The Junction
Cambridge
06/10/2009 - 07/10/2009
Warwick Arts Centre
Coventry
09/10/2009 - 10/10/2009
Axis Arts Centre
Crewe
09/11/2009
The Bluecoat
Liverpool
20/11/2009 - 21/11/2009
Tobacco Factory Theatre
Bristol
03/09/2010 - 06/09/2010
Hetveem Theatre, Amsterdam Fringe Festival
Amsterdam
30/06/2011 - 02/07/2011
Rhodes Box Theatre, Grahamstown, South Africa
Grahamstown