| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review of Kate Pendry's production Dead Diana: Decade (2007) | September 3, 2007 | Download | |
| Sesongprogramkatalog Black Box Teater høsten 2007. | August 2007 | Download |
Dead Diana: Decade
Dead Diana: Decade (2007) by Kate Pendry was a production opening exactly ten years after the death of the real Princess Diana of Wales in a car accident in Paris. In a dark and naked room, with a spotlight as the only source of illumination, the audience got to meet Kate Pendry herself in the role of the resurrected princess, called back from her celebrity hell in Paradise.
Information
(Objekt ID 9131)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | August 31, 2007 |
| Produced by | |
| Coproducers | Black Box Teater |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Performance, Theatre, Biographical theatre, Monologue |
| Running period | August 31, 2007 |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
Kate Pendry created the concept Dead Diana already in 1997, as a reaction to the celebrity hysteria surrounding the death of Lady Diana. Until 2007 Pendry had performed a first and shorter version with great success all over Europe.
Dead Diana: Decade was a production exploring the celebrity obsession of the human, the hunger for eternal youth and an increasing culture of fear. Kate Pendry reflects over what has happened with society during the ten years since Princess Diana died. A decade during which the world had witnessed some of the most marked changes in modern history: The digital revolution, the change of millennia and the aftermath of September 11th.
The Dead Diana concept in 2007 also included a radio program broadcast by RadiOrakel (The Dead Diana Corporation World News aka The DDC News), a website and an industrial spoken-word CD.
Dead Diana: Decade was supported by Arts Council Norway.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Kate Pendry | – Concept/Idea |
| Kate Pendry | – Direction |
| Per Platou | – Sound design |
| Kate Pendry | – Actor |
| September 12, 2007 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| September 11, 2007 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| September 9, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 8, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 7, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 6, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 5, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 4, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 2, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| September 1, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Show |
| August 31, 2007 – Lille scene (Marstrandgata), Black box teater | Worldwide premiere |
"And so the dead Diana of Pendry’s function all through the performance. She builds up and breaks down. She has us laugh when admitting, giggling, that «I did suck cock», she caresses our necks, before she stabs us in the back, between the shoulders, with harsh accusations. From the other side she both loves and despises us «little humans». It is an extremely thorough and fun, political and hard-hitting performance which never becomes predictable. Pendry asks the important questions, but she offers no correct answers, except from insisting there is no salvation in dead princesses. If I only get one chance to end a review with an insisting «see it!» this year, I will use it now."
Orre, Annette (03.09.2010). Review titled Kraftverket Kate* (The Power Plant Kate). Dagsavisen, dagsavisen.no, 16.11.2010, http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/article313390.ece
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.