The Clean House

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Event The Clean House
Venue Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Theatre Company Season 2006
First Date 19 May 2006
Opening Date 24 May 2006
Last Date 8 July 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play takes place in what the author describes as 'metaphysical Connecticut', mostly in the home of a married couple who are both doctors. They have hired a housekeeper named Matilde, an aspiring comedian from Brazil who's more interested in coming up with the perfect joke than in house-cleaning. Lane, the lady of the house, has an eccentric sister named Virginia who's just nuts about house-cleaning. She and Matilde become fast friends, and Virginia takes over the cleaning while Matilde works on her jokes.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Class Issues
Humour
Love
Marriage
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julia Blake Actor
Daniela Farinacci Actor
Wendy Hughes Actor
Pip Miller Actor
Deidre Rubenstein Actor
Alice Williams Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Bartuccio Choreographer
Peter Farnan Composer
Christina Smith Designer
Geraldine Cook-Dafner Dialect Coach
Kate Cherry Director
Jon Buswell Lighting Designer
Sarah Ruhl Playwright
Tiffany Noack Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Australian premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Cast List MTC Records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 68480