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Highlights
- The astounding monologue of Daisy Eris Campbell's celebrated one-woman show.In addition to John Higgs' introduction, this edition also contains Jason Watkins' review of Pigspurt's Daughter which won the Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism 2019.
- Author(s): Daisy Eris Campbell
- 130 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Artists, Architects, Photographers
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About the Book
Daisy Eris Campbell grew up in the lunatic world of her father, Ken Campbell, described by The Guardian as the most original and unclassifiable talent in British theatre of the past half-century. In Pigspurt's Daughter, Daisy presents a surreal and comedic monologue that magnificently continues her family legacy of lunacy.Book Synopsis
The astounding monologue of Daisy Eris Campbell's celebrated one-woman show.
In addition to John Higgs' introduction, this edition also contains Jason Watkins' review of Pigspurt's Daughter which won the Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism 2019. A full color edition with photographs from the live performance plus a special section of Campbell family photos.
Director, actor, writer, Daisy Eris Campbell grew up in the lunatic world of her father, master storyteller Ken Campbell, described by The Guardian obituary as the most original and unclassifiable talent in British theatre of the past half-century. Daisy was literally conceived backstage at her father's 12-hour staging of Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's epic production of Illuminatus!, in which her mother Prunella Gee played Eris, the 50-foot Goddess of Discord. In Pigspurt's Daughter, Daisy presents a surreal and comedic monologue that magnificently continues her family legacy of lunacy.
Prior to Pigspurt's Daughter, Daisy adapted and directed Robert Anton Wilson's Cosmic Trigger in 2014 and 2017 in Liverpool and London to great acclaim. She also directed The KLF's comeback, Welcome to the Dark Ages. She worked with her father for many years on productions, notably directing the world's longest play The Warp, and a West-End run of Macbeth in Pidgin English, Makbed. Pigspurt's Daughter is her first solo show.
Review Quotes
"Comedic, meticulously crafted genius and a joyful ride from start to finish"
- Theatre Box
"A joy to travel alongside her"
- London Theatre
"Pigspurt is a trickster, a provocateur, who incites Campbell junior to search for her real self by doing something that will surprise it into existence"
- The Reviews Hub
"The theatre needs this kind of dynasty"
- View from the Cheap Seat
"Pigspurt's Child is a wonderfully funny, intriguing, mesmerising and alarming show. Beautifully written and performed by Daisy Campbell, who invokes her father's eccentric, anarchic spirit in many more ways than one. A fond memoir, and a stunning comedic exorcism. Seekers: seek it!"
- Terry Johnson, playwright of Ken, Prism and Hysteria (all Hampstead Theatre Productions)
"Shouldering the visionary Campbellian tradition, Daisy Eris Campbell has become a revered figure in her own right, helping engender a nascent counterculture by heroically adapting Robert Anton Wilson's 'Cosmic Trigger' to stage in 2014 and 2017, and directing Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's anarchic behemoth of a comeback, 'Welcome to the Dark Ages' in 2017. She's become a touchstone for esoteric knowledge and her work is always brimming with mind-expanding ideas."
- Liverpool Arts Lab