MUSIC THEATRE | SUMMER 2024
ON THE STORY
To tackle the evergrowing problem of White Fragility and Saviourism, I restaged Caryl Churchill’s play The After-Dinner Joke from 1978 about the dark side of British charities, as a live radio performance set in that very year. The wobbly mirror held up to society is one of jokes and riddles, and yet, a painful one as well. Have we changed at all?
The After-Dinner Joke was made and performed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of the master’s in Classical and Contemporary Text.
THE PRODUCTION
Dates and venues
Running time
Content warnings
The After-Dinner Joke was performed at the Chandler theatre at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Approx. 120 min, no interval
White saviourism, Racism, Abuse, Murder, War
CREATIVE TEAM
Producer
Director
Writer
Designer
Composer
Stage management
Cast
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Cecilia Thoden van Velzen
Caryl Churchill
Cecilia Thoden van Velzen, with mentoring from Kirstin Rodger
George Airey
Nina Madriz
Julia Vredenberg, George Airey, Cameron Prince,
Meredith DiPaulo Stephens, Ashutosh Rishi Chourasia,
Karin Hoelzl, Phoebe Averdieck