My Sister in This House

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Event My Sister in This House
Venue Octagon Theatre, Crawley, WA
Umbrella Event Festival of Perth
First Date 11 February 1983
Last Date 6 March 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Winner of the 1980 new dramatists Playbill award, this play examines one of the most socially explosive murder cases of the 20th century - when two sisters working as maids in Le Mans, France, in the 1930's murdered their employees in a most savage fashion, Jean Genet's "The Maids" was base on this event.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jon Jory Director
Wendy Kesselman Playwright
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality United States of America
Further Information Season of four plays: My Sister in this House, by Wendy Kesselman; Lone Star, by James McLure; The Eye of the Beholder, by Kent Broadhurst; Talking with ....., by Jane Martin
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
UWATCH
Contact / Friend David Blenkinsop former Director Festival of Perth
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 82228