Gladiatrix – theSpace@Venue45
Female Gladiators? It’s not something that ever really think of. Most assume gladiators to be men, unwilling Christians and slaves, so it’s a surprising twist to find that in the deep pools of ancient history there were indeed females in the arena. Gladiatrix takes us back to the arena to meet 4 female gladiators, fighting for their freedom, rights and identities, or at least they were until Septimius Severus (Dashan Severus) decided that the arena was no place for a woman. With the options of becoming a servant or wife not fitting for all, what happens to the women who are left behind?
The show opens with some very impressive stage combat and choreography, 4 brilliant actresses battling to the words of “what am I doing here?” in the song: Sex Sells. Whilst I wouldn’t call it the mo...