Gary Owen

What is gonna happen, when we can’t take it anymore? Stumbling down the street drunk at 11.30am, Effie is the kind of girl you avoid making eye contact with. You think you know her, but maybe you don’t know half of it. Effie’s life is a mess of drink, drugs, and drama every night, and a hangover worse than death...

Iphigenia in Splott is a one-woman play, first seen in 2015, loosely adapted from the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis. The title character, Iphigenia (or "Effie"), finds escape from the harsh reality of her life in drink, drugs, and one-night stands. The ancient Greek play is re-told against the backdrop of a crumbling welfare state and reveals...

Iphigenia in Splott ‘What gets me through is knowing I took this pain, and saved all of you from suffering the same.’ Stumbling down Clifton Street at 11:30 a.m. drunk, Effie is the kind of girl you'd avoid eye contact with, silently passing judgement. We think we know her, but we don't know the half of it. Effie's life spirals...