The Pyjama Girl

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Event The Pyjama Girl
Venue The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, VIC
Umbrella Event Hothouse Theatre 2013 Season
First Date 25 October 2013
Last Date 9 November 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Youth Theatre
World Premiere Yes
Description On September 1 1934, the body of a young woman was discovered partly concealed in a culvert running under Howlong Road, about 8 kilometres west of Albury. She had been bashed and shot and her body set alight.
No one know who this young woman was and wild rumours abounded.
Intriguingly, she was found wearing yellow silk pyjamas, a detail the media latched onto, naming this unknown victim the Pyjama Girl.
The investigation that followed became something of a phenomenon throughout the nation, capturing the headlines of every major newspaper for almost a decade. Closer to home, the Pyjama Girl
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rob Scott Lighting Designer
Emma Gibson Playwright
Works
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Creative Convergence Project Hothouse Theatre 2013 Season Program
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 140578