The Promised Woman

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Event The Promised Woman
Venue The Studio (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Carnivale 2000
First Date 6 October 2000
Opening Date 6 October 2000
Last Date 14 October 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Nick' s boarding house, Newtown 1963, is the setting for THE PROMISED WOMAN. It's the year of the Beatles, Dean Martin, the assassination of JFK, the beehive hairstyle and when thousands of new immigrants foremost of whom were the Greeks began to call Australia home. The play opens and Nick's place is soon thrown into confusion with the arrival of new boarder, Tellis, who becomes the envy of the other boarders when he flashes a photo of Antigone, his 'promised woman'. It is on the basis of this photograph which shows Antigone to be both young and beautiful that Tellis has fallen in love with her and is bringing her to Australia. When Antigone arrives she is neither young nor particularly beautiful. Tellis is devastated. he rejects her and attempts to have her returned to Greece. For her part she obstinately refuses and then when Manolis, one of the other boarders falls in love with her Tellis has a change of heart and attempts to reclaim her as his bride. Antigone rejects them both.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Greeks
Migrants
Multicultural
Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Craig Ball Actor
Mark Berthold Actor
Kristen Boys Actor
Stavros Economides Actor
Grant Galea Actor
Adam Hatzimanolis Actor
Michael Kazonis Actor
Rebecca Kypri Actor
Nicholas Mitsakis Actor
Fontini Papadopoulos Actor
Cleopatra Patrikareas Actor
Ian Bowie Designer
Don Mamouney Designer
Don Mamouney Director
Theo Patrikareas Playwright
Ian Bowie Production Manager
Don Mamouney Sound Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper SMH Metro October 6 - 12, 2000
Sidetrack Archive Box 20
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Sept/Oct 2000
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 30008