“‘But not too much pain, am I right? Not too much, never too much. If it was too much, you wouldn’t know what to do with me, would you? Too much would make you uncomfortable. Bored. My crying would leave a bad taste. That would just be bad theater, wouldn’t it? A bad show. You want a good show. They all do,'” (Awad 294).
After a fall off stage ends her acting career Miranda Fitch becomes a theatre professor, a job she finds little joy in and finds difficult to do since she suffers from chronic pain as a result of her accident. But Miranda is excited for the show she’s decided for this year’s Shakespeare performance, All’s Well That Ends Well, in which many years before Miranda played the titular role and hopes her class will find as much love for this problem play as she does. But her class is disappointed with the selection and mutiny to perform Macbeth instead. Devastated by the disrespect of her students Miranda goes to the pub she often frequents after rehearsals and finds three men in suits who know her name and apparently, everything about her and offer help in a golden drink. She takes it and soon Miranda finds her life changed in unimaginable ways, but like all theatre a good show is expected and can Miranda deliver it? Continue reading
Sarah O'Connor 