The Female of the Species

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Event The Female of the Species
Venue Cremorne Theatre (1985- ), South Brisbane, QLD
First Date 11 February 2008
Opening Date 14 February 2008
Last Date 15 March 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Meet Margot Mason, pioneer of the 1970s Women's Liberation movement, fearless, academic and the brillant comic creation of playwright Joanna Murray-Smith. Thirty years ago Margot wrote her ground breaking work and numerous best sellers followed. Now she has writer's block. Molly, an unannounced visitor and committed fan of Margot and her work, offers her a potential solution - until Molly produces a gun and calmly informs Marogt that she intends to kill her! Things are further complicated by the arrival of Tess, Margot's daughter, who sides with Molly - Margot deserves to die for her years of
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Andrew Buchanan Actor Bryan Thornton
Carol Burns Actor Margot Mason
Anthony Phelan Actor Theo Hanover
Francesca Savige Actor Molly Rivers
Georgina Symes Actor Tess Thornton
Michelle Miall Assistant Director
Luke Campbell Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Grabowsky Composer
Christina Smith Designer
Kate Cherry Director
Scott Witt Fight Director
David Murray Lighting Designer
Joanna Murray-Smith Playwright
Lauren Edwards Secondment in Stage Management from QUT
Peter Sutherland Stage Manager
Dee Victor Unknown
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Magazine Rave Magazine 15/1/2008
Magazine Rave Magazine 4/3/2008
Programme QPAC Museum
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 73272