Part of Flight’s body of work : TAMED

Using theatre as a parallel to society, TAMED or It’s Hard To Get A Real Horse, sees a group of female actors gathered to rehearse for a new adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew – as they take turns embodying versions of the tamed and untamed woman, they are confronted by how they are tamed by the theatrical structure they are in’; its rules, rituals, expectations, and limitations (it’s hard to get a real horse) - boundaries blur; actors play and are played by the roles, rebellion ignites and is contained, and reality and fiction collide.

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An ambitious multi-disciplinary work that interrogates how we are shaped, controlled, and tamed by the structures around us and systems we belong to. Merging text, movement, multimedia, and original composition, the show examines the push and pull between the tamed and the untamed, the conformer and the rebel, the collective and the individual. Drawing on both the epic and the ridiculous, this is a multifaceted, immersive and dynamic work that challenges expectations and disrupts the status quo.

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Created over seven years in response to shifting methods of control and increasingly extreme politics, the piece now seeks new models of performance and touring. Rather than touring traditionally, TAMED embeds within communities, creating site-responsive versions unique to each place. Local women form a community chorus, their voices and experiences woven into the fabric of the show, exploring how taming is lived and resisted across age, background, and circumstance.

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First developed with the people of Great Yarmouth (UK), the work continues to evolve, with plans to share and adapt it further — nationally and internationally.