Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff
Thurs 9 Nov
Paula Varjack is no multimillionaire artist, selling out stadiums around the world and diving into swimming pools of cash à la Scrooge McDuck. She is however, like many artists, skilled, committed and underpaid. A multi-talented performer, she has worked backstage, on stage and on film, giving her an experience of a range of areas that fellow artists work in. She has come to the (not wholly surprising) conclusion that being an artist isn’t all glamour, yachts and drinking Cristal out of a shoe (why a shoe, I don’t know).
Paula’s new piece, Show Me The Money is a funny and insightful offering that goes under the bonnet of the world inhabited by the vast majority of artists, one of financial uncertainty, where willpower and grit are required in bucketloads to survive.
Paula uses multimedia to bring to life her part-comic, part-confessional, all-honest portrayal of what being a 21st century artist really means, and the lengths they go to live out their vocation. You’ll see filmed interviews to complement her passionate piece that will inform, entertain and help you understand what it truly means to be an artist.
Tickets: £8/£10. Info: 029 2034 2854 www.rwcmd.ac.uk (MH)