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Venue Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 10 June 1981
Opening Date 10 June 1981
Last Date 5 July 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Based on the correspondence between the poet Sylvia Plath and her mother Aurelia, which explores the pressures on Sylvia to perform as wife and mother while perfecting her art.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nancy Black Actor Sylvia Plath
Gerda Nicolson Actor Aurelia Plath
Sandra Matlock Costume Co-ordinator
Axel Bartz Designer
Murray Copland Director
Jill Smith General Manager
John Beckett Lighting Designer
Rose Leiman Goldemberg Playwright
Brian Holmes Set and/or Property Maker
Yvonne Hockey Sound Operator/Engineer
Robert Gebert Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 30890