Waneta Storms as Lyndie England.
My Pyramids, or How I Got Fired from the Dairy Queen and Ended Up in Abu Ghraib, by Pvt. Lynndie England
Written by | Judith Thompson
Directed and Designed by | Ross Manson
Lighting Design by | Rebecca Picherack
Stage Management by | JP Robichaud
Starring | Waneta Storms
A Volcano production at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, August 2005.
Short-listed for the Amnesty International U Win Tin Freedom of Speech Award, Edinburgh Festival.
A consideration of the hand that held the dog leash during the American military torture scandal in Iraq.
a must-see monologue by Canadian playwright Judith Thompson." Daily Telegraph
"Ross Manson's direction is seamless and at times seems almost invisible... a truly memorable theatrical event." Scottish Theatre Web
"This is a superbly understated, unsettling performance and My Pyramids manages to be psychologically complex with wide reverberations." The Independent, UK
"This is a powerful performance, and one which asks harder questions than simple opposition to the war might lead us to." The List, Edinburgh
"This is a brilliant piece of theatre." Three Weeks, Edinburgh
