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''Molly's Shoes'' is an original stage production written by Alex Vickery-Howe. It was commissioned by the Independent Arts Foundation through Carclew Youth Arts and first staged by Accidental Productions at the Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide South Australia from May - July 2011.〔(''Molly's Shoes'' at Ausstage: Gateway to the Australian Performing Arts )〕 The title refers to "shoes young people often try to fill."〔Louise Nunn "In Step For World Premiere", Sunday Mail 21 May〕 == Plot == ''Molly's Shoes'' depicts a narrative split across time. Physics students David Moss and Elspeth Straun fall in love between 1997 and 1999 but their relationship fractures into the new millennium as their belief systems begin to clash under the critical eye of their senior lecturer, Professor Molly Taffy. In the near future, an older David and Elspeth are reunited in time to watch Molly degenerate into Alzheimer’s, forced to make ethical decisions as the moment dictates. ACT I – CLINGING TO A GRAIN OF SAND David Moss begins his first year studies, as a science enthusiast and self-confessed geek. Early in his first week he meets Elspeth Straun. There is chemistry between the two students, despite Elspeth’s fiery temper and spontaneous, live-for-the-moment edge occasionally clashing with David’s self-consciously analytical worldview. Their lecturer, acid-tongued Molly Taffy, goads David into reaching his full potential as a student, accidentally setting him on a path of religious investigation and putting him at odds with Elspeth. The climax comes with the sudden suicide of Molly’s husband and her rejection of her now indoctrinated pupil, as well as the split between the young David and Elspeth. In the present, an older David nurses a frail Molly, and awaits Elspeth’s return to his life. ACT II – ROSE COLOURED SKY Elspeth, now in her early 40s, arrives at David’s doorstep, to assist him in caring for Molly. The two rekindle their old flame, as Molly slips further away from reality. David’s motivation for calling Elspeth is revealed; he wants to end Molly’s suffering and needs Elspeth, the non-believer, to do it. When she rejects him, David is forced to explore his personal ethics. The past reaches into the present as the older David is confronted by the memories of the younger Elspeth and younger Molly, bringing him to his final decision. The play explores the concepts we cling to – academia, religion, love – in order to define the world and our own place in it, ultimately presenting a world without clear answers save those we make for ourselves.〔Adelaide Press Release〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Molly's Shoes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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