My Sister in This House

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Event My Sister in This House
Venue Triangle Arts Centre, Birmingham, England
First Date 7 May 1987
Last Date 9 May 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "In the summer of 1930, in Le Mans, France, two sisters were placed as servants in the Danzard household. They passed as twins, had identical scars on their wrists and shared a bed. They were devoted to each other. In the autumn of 1933, Madame Danzard and her daughter were found, brutally murdered, on the stairs to the servants' quarters.

My Sister in This House is based on an historical incident whose solitary and bizarre violence shocked French bourgeois society and inspired Genet's 'The Maids'. It is a remarkable play about oppression, suppressed emotion, and the bonds of sisterhood.

My Sister in This House has been performed widely in the United States - where it won the 1981 Susan Smith Blackburn prize - but never before in this country."
Description Source Press Release
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects 1930s
Class Issues
Murder
Women
Workers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sandy Bailey Administrator
Rose Sharp Administrator
Stephanie Howard Designer
Nancy Meckler Director
Veronica Wood Lighting Designer
Suzanna Hamilton Performer
Maggie O'Neill Performer
Maggie Steed Performer
Tilly Vosburgh Performer
Wendy Kesselman Playwright
Gill McBride Production Manager
Gail Pallin Production Manager
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Programmes, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Press Release Press releases, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Newspaper Press clippings, Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company Archive, Victoria and Albert Museum
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 132051