<p>Review      'Mother of feminism reborn in triplicate. Wollstonecraft makes for a great multimedia heroine. Long may she live!' -- Hermione Eyre ― The Independent'Past and present are superimposed onto each other, an editing technique which maps the present moment onto the history of the site, subjectivity onto context : the canvas of the site is used to dive into issues of contemporary culture.’ -- Sophia Lycouris ― Live Art Magazine issue 36‘...the whole event had a verve and edge which so much theatre sadly lacks, even that performed in unconventional theatre spaces.‘ -- David Cockayne ― ABTT'By bringing 'this active restless spirit' back to Newington Green and by continuing to re-play this performance, they hope to create a monument to this amazing woman.' -- Dr Lesley Ferris ― Theatre Forum      Product Description      A written introduction by the academic and theatre director Anna Birch tells of the 10 year campaign to raise funds for and erect a statue on Newington Green in London in honour of the 'Mother' of feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft. The unveiling of the statue caused considerable public controversy with some viewers attempting to cover it up. The naked statue designed by artist Maggi Hambling upset many feminists who claimed that it undermined the works of Wollstonecraft and her belief in the equality of women while others praised the concept for honouring the spirit of womanhood rather than putting a representational artwork of Wollstonecraft on a plinth.Kaethe Fine's play 'Wollstonecraft Live!' was performed on Newington Green in aid of the fundraising campaign for the statue. The playtext depicts a staged film shoot which centers on a love story between the 18th century radical, Mary Wollstonecraft, and a 21st century actor cast as William Godwin who was Mary's lover for the last 5 years of her life. It includes eight characters: three Mary Wollstonecrafts, (the actor Cast as) Godwin, a Boom Operator, the Sound Mixer, the assistant Director, and the Casting Director interact with each other as they attempt to represent the story of Mary's life in a bio-pic. As they all rehearse a critical tracking shot for the film, power shifts from the absent Director, to the three Marys who have primarily functioned as production assistants. On set, the actor Cast as Godwin rehearses his lines, comprised of fragments from 'Memoirs of the author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman', William Godwin's real biography of Mary written after she died giving birth to their daughter, Mary Shelley. The relationships in Mary's life, all tragically cut short by circumstance are exposed through real letters and contemporary dialogue, creating a fragmented narration of the time in which she lived, loved and died.      About the Author      Kaethe Fine began performing at the age of 8, on the streets of New York, in her Gircus (girl-circus). She attended NYC’s High School for Performing Arts, and at 15 appeared in The Chosen, a feature film with Rod Steiger and Maximillian Schell. She holds a BFA in Filmmaking from Purchase College where she made award winning, super-8 short, Clearing which was shown on PBS. She has created videos for her own and others' installations, including NY artist/performer Claude Wampler, and Niels Radtke-Klein. Her first play, 'Motivation for the Meat of Life' was produced in New York at the William Redfield Theater. Other plays ('A Factor of 2', 'Zero Point Field' and 'Vows') have been developed in association with The Labyrinth Theater Company, Ridge Theater and RADA. Kaethe has worked as a videographer, researcher, script-supervisor and editor for independent producers, including James Schamus and Christine Vaschon and has a Masters in Writing for Performance from the University of London’s Goldsmiths College. In 2005 she wrote and associate produced 'Wollstonecraft Live!' which was produced in Stoke Newington, London by Fragments & Monuments. Kaethe has performed her poetry at Battersea Art Centre’s App</p>

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