Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl – Assembly Rooms
A twenty something New Yorker is painfully shy. On first seeing us, she struggles to get a word out. She holds a set of crib cards to help her through what is clearly an ordeal. The shyness affects her physicality, too. Although she’s standing, she curls up as if she’s trying to make herself as small and insignificant as possible, hoping that no-one will notice her.
Gradually shy girl relaxes. She welcomes us to her apartment and calls us ‘Legends’. She aspires to be one, too. Legends are people who are not shy, thus cool.
Shy girl doesn’t have any real friends, but lots of imaginary ones. It turns out that we in the audience are her imaginary friends, too. And she’s using us to rehearse for the arrival of some real Legends who she’s invited to dinner.
This is a hugely enterta...