Drawing conclusions: the fine line between theatre and art
Sue MacLaine's play about Francis Bacon's muse invites the audience to bring sketchpads. What is it about painting on stage?In May, performer and playwright Sue MacLaine will strip naked in the life-drawing studio of Brighton's Phoenix gallery for a play about Henrietta Moraes, artists' model and queen of the 50s Soho set. This new piece will join a vast gallery of stage works about the creation and commodification o…