The return of Cassandra Woodhouse!

Cassandra returns to the show to discuss her second outing of Prima Facie and how actors can look after their nervous system. 

Since our last conversation she has taken Suzie Miller’s play around New Zealand for a second time, making new discoveries and deepening her relationship with the character Tessa. A young lawyer fighting her way into the British justice system from a working class upbringing. Until one night something awful happens to her and she is forced to face the cracks in the establishment she fully believed in. 

We discuss her new findings of the play, her continuous work with sexual assault charities and some of the latest reactions she’s getting from audiences. In addition to her future with the play, the rewards and benefits of producing a one woman show by yourself and how she implores actors to look after their nervous system. 

She discusses how performers should prioritise looking after their nervous systems as sometimes it doesn’t know what is real and what isn’t. It doesn’t know that you’re playing someone else’s story and not your own so when you’re tackling big material like Prima Facie, looking after yourself is paramount. 

⚠️Trigger warning: This episode contains references to sexual assault⚠️

For more information regarding her tour and future endeavours you can see that on the New Zealand Theatre Company website and her Instagram below:

nztheatrecompany.com

@cassandra_woodhouse

Thank you again Cassandra, here’s to next time!

Oliver Gower

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