The Female of the Species

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Event The Female of the Species
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Theatre Company Season 2006
First Date 26 August 2006
Opening Date 30 August 2006
Last Date 30 September 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Thirty years ago Margot Mason, pioneer of the 1970s Women's Liberation movement and fearless academic, wrote her groundbreaking work and numerous best-sellers followed. But now she has writer's block. Molly, an unannounced visitor and committed fan of Margot and her work, offers a potential solution - until Molly produces a gun and calmly informs Margot that she intends to kill her because she blames her for warping her mother's mind and ruining her life with her hit book The Cerebral Vagina.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Entrapment
Feminism
Women's Issues
Writers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Carman Actor
Rosalind Hammond Actor
Peter Houghton Actor
Sue Ingleton Actor
Bert LaBonté Actor
Bojana Novakovic Actor
David Chesworth Composer
Dale Ferguson Designer
Patrick Nolan Director
Len Steel Fight Director
Matt Scott Lighting Designer
Joanna Murray-Smith Playwright
Adam Smith Stage Manager
Jessica Burns Stage Manager, Assistant
Julie Nixon Stage Manager, Assistant Secondment
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Cast List MTC Records
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Event Identifier 68485