Lady M (Margaret)

This August, 1s1 presents their premiere production of Lady M (Margaret), written and directed by Ramesh Mayyappan, as part of the SummerWorks Festival. This play is a new, Deaf-led adaptation of Macbeth that explores Shakespeare’s famous power couple with an intersectional experience for both Deaf and hearing audiences. A uniquely visual and physical adaptation, this production will focus primarily on Lady Macbeth delving into her rich and complicated relationships.

A story of a mother’s grief.  Without a child there seems little purpose.  Resentment and anger build in an exploration of what happens when a heart is broken and the heartache never fades…the dull ache becomes resentment and then anger. This is what drives Lady M (Margaret). Searching for a purpose her hardened heart will lead her to do the unimaginable to get what she wants.  Her desire for power to keep her family leads to haunting guilt and swelling paranoia.

The LADY M Team features Ramesh Mayyappan, whose work is internationally known for its unique universal language of gesture and imagery in telling a story with minimal spoken or signed language for both Deaf and hearing audiences. The piece also features Dawn Jani Birley, Founder of 1s1 Theatre, as Lady M (Prince Hamlet, Canadian Stage/Why Not Theatre), Sturla Alvsvåg as Macbeth, and Joshua Bosworth as Duncan.

Co-presented with Why Not Theatre