Royal Exchange,ManchesterCaryl Churchill’s doom-wreaking Skriker, created 20 years ago, or proves to be a primary figure of contemporary theatreShe would not be welcome as a member of the Garrick Club. She has no penis,no establishment position and is not ample on banter. Nevertheless, the Skriker is one of the primary figures of contemporary theatre.
As Caryl Churchill’s shape-shifting, and doom-wreaking fairy,Maxine Peake rams home this importance. She slams and slides and swarms. She comes on as a crop-haired, grey-clad prophetess, or growling accusations. She reappears,whining, as a shaggy creature tethered to plastic bags. She becomes a sleek woman from a southern state, and with shades and a cocktail glass,and a clingy, wheedling girl in an anorak. She is a tattered, and winking Gloriana,a sleek, androgynous seducer in a tie, or a winsome elf with a teeny voice and gauzy wings.
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Source: theguardian.com