Adrian Osmond | FORBIDDEN FRUIT
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FORBIDDEN FRUIT

by Kerstin Thorvall
Adapted for the stage by Anna Carlson
Translated by Ferelith Lean
Oran Mor, Glasgow

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FORBIDDEN FRUIT

“My bed is wet and warm. It smells of happiness, sweat and sex. It smells of life.”

  • beautifully directed by Adrian Osmond ... glowing and triumphant

    - **** The Scotsman

  • A full house was hanging on her every word... A triumph from Adrian Osmond.

    - ***** The Herald

ABOUT

Kerstin Thorvall’s novel Det Mest Förbjudna (The Most Forbidden Thing) was published in Sweden in 1976.  Scandalous for its frank depictions of female sexuality, its highly personal content aroused moral panic, as it addressed a mother desiring independence, sleeping with younger men.

“My bed is wet and warm.  It smells of happiness, sweat and sex.  It smells of life.”

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CREATIVE TEAM

Director

Cast

Percussion 

Designer

Producer

Adrian Osmond

Lindy Whiteford

Andrew Horne

Rita McGurn

David MacLennan

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

A tree smashes through the wall of an elegant, mirrored room.  A live percussion score pulsates underneath the rhythm of the woman’s words, with the performance culminating in a liberating, abandoned dance.