Something Underground Brings MOON TALES to Brighton Fringe Tonight

Something Underground Theatre Co. presents MOON TALES, written and performed by Kate Darach and directed by Jonathan Brown, running today 2 - 30 May 2015 at the Exeter Street Hall, Brighton.

The Moon is full. So full it eclipses the Sun. A timely moment for the premiere of a new play inspired by the old English names for the Full Moons. Something Underground Theatre Co, and Kate Darach premiere thirteen tales based on the old names for the full moons.

As well as having performed with several companies (Feral Theatre, CityLit Rep, Tokyo International Players) and with Something Underground before, playing a midwife, in "The Last Lunch" (Best New Play 2012, Brighton Fringe) Kate Darach is now in real life, ironically, a trainee midwife, as well as a mother, actor, writer and once upon a time, a new immigrant to the UK. In this brand new writing she draws together all the threads of her experiences, to muse on the particular and universal aspects of womanhood.

Each chapter is a different character whose story interweaves with the others. From 16th Century Yorkshire to the affluent 'burbs of Johannesburg, from a middle-aged femme fatale in Hunter's Moon to a teenage porn star in Milk Moon, these are dark, witty, disturbing and thought-provoking statements of what it is to be a woman, across time and place. Eloquent and poetic, whilst also bitingly direct, this is engaging, challenging theatre at its best, directed by award-winner Jonathan Brown, (The Last Lunch, Smoking Ban, Betsy: Wisdom of a Whore, The Silent Stream, The Well, Licence, Large Print Trash, Iron John)

Something Underground have a habit of creating award-winners within the Brighton Fringe, including: Best New Play 2012, Best Male Performer 2013, Best Female Performer 2014, Best Male Performer nominee 2007, Best Female Performer nominee 2013, Best New Play shortlisting 2013. Says Artistic Director, Jonathan Brown, "We're excited this year to be premiering no less than three new plays, two by new writer/performers for SUTC, and one by myself. We're also excited to be showing at the community-shares purchased hidden gem, Exeter Street Hall in Brighton.

For tickets, click here, and for more information, visit www.somethingunderground.co.uk.