I like modern plays
that in some way retell ancient myths. Pandora's Boxes only
echoes with the well known Greek legend, even though the heroine's
name still is Pandora. O'Leary's Pandora lives in a small
village with her loving husband and adorable baby son. She
is happy and content until one day her husband finds a mysterious
box which turns out to be a TV set. Pandora's life within
this idyllic family existance was so sheltered that she had
never seen a TV set before; and once she turns 'the box' on
her life changes forever. She starts to want more; she cuts
her beautiful long hair; she becomes 'modern', finding a job
in a shop that sells various 'boxes'... Pandora becomes a
consumer! She starts to want more and more boxes, but her
happiness, her family and her life fall apart.
Although this play
is set in a remote part of the world, Pandora could be and
probably is, anyone of us — even maybe you…
With the help of a
brilliant cast and very creative staff at Resonance Radio,
Denise O'Leary's fairy tale for adults came together quickly
and easily. I enjoyed this project enormously and I do hope
to return to this play again, but this time perhaps as a stage
version.
Dimirty
Devdariani
Director
