Madame Guillotin

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Event Madame Guillotin
Venue National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, ACT
First Date 20 September 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Madame Guillotin is the wife of the man who gave his name to the instrument of execution which was legal in France until 1981. Dupoyet's Madame Guillotin cannot sleep because she is preoccupied by the cruel fates of the men and women who have been executed during the revolution".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Pierette Dupoyet Performer
Pierette Dupoyet Playwright
Resources
Further Information Written and performed in French.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record September 1989
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 1984