AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FACE
26 October - 13 November 2004
Written and performed by Manjinder Virk

'What do you do if you find out you are someone else. . . that you have been missing a piece of your history?' Duende Theatre Company presents Autobiography of a Face on 26th October at Wolverhampton Arena at 7.30pm.This visually spellbinding one woman show explores the themes of identity and self-worth, and the ways in which our past shapes who we are today.

Bobby hails from an Asian background; her roots firmly embedded within a typical high caste Punjabi family. Her life is mapped out before her, with the knowledge that her dad will buy her a new car as soon as she passes her driving test and that she will undoubtedly marry a nice Punjabi boy because she is a 'nice Punjabi girl.' However, a week before her perfect wedding is due to take place, Bobby makes a shocking discovery that she is not actually who she thinks she is, and that her entire life has been nothing but a lie.

Bobby enters a solitary world, where she eats, sleeps and dreams alone, struggling to come to terms with her shattered past and seek the truth from beneath a web of lies. In her quest to find a place that feels like home, Bobby explores the definition of identity - and who defines 'us'? Is it religion, history, our parents or is everything simply man-made?

Writer and performer Manjinder Virk incorporates text, dance, film and fuses different languages to bring the story to life. She says; "Through the character of Bobby, I wanted to show that we live in an increasingly confusing world, where our identities are constantly in question; Autobiography of a Face reflects one woman's struggle to establish her identity and put together her missing history."

Virk recently appeared in the film Ready When You Are Mr. McGill starring a host of popular stars such as Bill Nighy, Tom Courtenay and Amanda Holden. Theatre credits include Juliet in Bill Shakespeare's Italian Job (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004), Come out Eli (Timeout best fringe show 2003) and Chumpa Chumelli in Unsuitable Girls.