![]() "There is something about her," we hear repeatedly. ![]() While the captain at first refuses to meet with her, she manages to persuade the right people that she can lead French forces to victory over the English. The egg problem seems to be related to the recent arrival of a young woman, 17, who says she hears voices – messages from God with instructions. The first scene – in which a steward explains to his captain that the hen is not laying eggs and there's not a thing he can do about it – eases us into this terrible tale with some comedy, but also hints at the gender issues to come. From moment one, the music is key to establishing an atmosphere of beauty, reverence – and apprehension. ![]() She was ultimately captured, tried on various charges and executed.Ĭollier's production opens with religious chanting the devout moving down the aisles of the theatre and onto the stage, while two women up in corner alcoves above the stage, one on each side, incant into their microphones. George Bernard Shaw's play, published 90 years ago (just four years after Joan of Arc was canonized), recounts the legendary story of the teenage girl who heard the voices of angels and saints, dressed like a boy, and led an army of men to drive the English occupiers from France. ![]()
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