The Perjured City

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Event The Perjured City
Venue Space 28, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event VCA Drama Company 2007
First Date 29 May 2007
Opening Date 9 June 2007
Last Date 9 June 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description "The four hour play was inspired by a 1985 French scandal when doctors in charge of the country's blood transfusion service knowingly distributed HIV positive blood to thousands of patients... Cixous uses the incident to mount a trial by theatre."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Crime
Humanity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joanna Curteis Actor
Benedict Hardie Actor
Gerard Lane Actor
Celia Mitchell Actor
Meredith Penman Actor
Ben Pfeiffer Actor
Tim Potter Actor
Anne-Louise Sarks Actor
Joanne Trentini Actor
Elizabeth Drake Composer
Jessica Daly Costume Designer
Kirsten Von Bibra Director
Whitney McNamara Lighting Designer
Lachlan Plain Puppet Designer
Stuart Bowden Puppeteer
Ben Hjorth Puppeteer
Jeminah Reidy Set Designer
Stuart Bowden Singer
Ben Hjorth Singer
Bernadette Fort Translator
Hélène Cixous Writer
Resources
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Also known as: The Awakening of the Furies. Australian premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Review
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 71693