Claire Dowie is the inventor of Stand Up Theatre, she writes and perform this kind of theatre where the actor is talking directly to and interacting with the audience, responding directly to them in a way that doesn't happen in a normal production.
H to He is Inspired by Kafka`s Metamorphosis and adds new twists in the maze of gender identity and sexuality... One morning a woman wakes up to discover she is turning into a man.

"And that`s the cunning twist Claire Dowie uses to explore not just aspects of female ageing, but also gender identity and sexuality. Before our eyes she morphs from defiantly mini-skirted swinger to trousered geezer with grotty hygiene, sloppy habits and lecherous urges."

"a heady mix of monologue stand up comedy and cabaret - think Alan Bennett`s Talking Heads crossed with Victoria Wood and you`re only partly there."

"as she peels away the fake femininity her own unspecified gender takes shape - discomfiting as well as enlightening viewing"

"an original piece of theatre: challenging, uncomfortable, funny, shocking even, and entertaining along the way"

Reviews from The Herald, Rainbow Network and Time Out

Date:

14-19 February 2006

Venue:    Rome

Teatro Vascello, Via Carini 78

Information:

tel. 06 5881021