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'Moira and Connor O’Flaherty leave County Mayo for a better life in the Australian goldfields. But all they find in the harsh soil of Ballarat is poverty and heartbreak. As the Eureka flag is raised, Moira makes a terrible pact in order to save her family. The effects of this one night will be felt for generations.
'Spanning one hundred and fifty years of toil, hardship, and devastating et cetera, 'The Sovereign Wife' is one woman’s epic journey across our sunburnt country – from country Victoria all the way to the Simpson Desert. Taking inspiration from The Man From Snowy River, Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, and the spellbinding artwork of Ken Done, it is a wild bush-doof through our national identity.
'After vivisecting the Civil-War melodrama (Summertime in the Garden of Eden) and Evil-Child horror films (Little Mercy), DIY drag–theatre troupe SISTERS GRIMM are set to tackle their biggest challenge yet: the Great Australian Frontier Epic.
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Cast
Paul Blenheim
Joseph Chetty
Jason De Santis
Ash Flanders
Genevieve Giuffre
Felix Ching Ching Ho
Bessie Holland
Morgan Maguire
Peter Paltos
Creatives
Declan Greene – Director
Ash Flanders and Declan Greene – Writers
Romanie Harper – Set Designer
Owen Phillips – Costume Design
Jed Palmer – Sound Design and Composition
Katie Sfetkidis – Lighting Design
Nakkiah Lui – Dramaturgy
Bek Berger – Producer
Production Details
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Performed by the SISTERS GRIMM; 11–21 July 2013 at Southbank Theatre, The Lawler
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Staging Queer Feminisms : Sexuality and Gender in Australian Performance, 2005-2015
Houndmills
:
Palgrave Macmillan
,
2017
14711798
2017
single work
criticism
'This book examines sexuality, gender and race in Australia’s vibrant independent theatre and performance culture. It analyses selected feminist and queer performances that interrogate the cultural construction of sexuality and gender, challenge the normative trends of mainstream Australian society and culture and open up spaces for alternative representations of gender identity and sexual expression. Offering the first full-length study on sexuality and gender in Australian theatre since 2005, this book reveals a resurgence of feminist themes in independent performance and explores the intersection of feminist and queer politics. Ranging across drag, burlesque, cabaret, theatre and performance art, the book provides an accessible and engaging account of some of the most innovative, entertaining and politically subversive Australian theatrical works from the past decade.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Fresh Faces Inject Life into Theatre
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 16 July 2013; (p. 30) -
Surprises of Sovereignty
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 2013 , 15 July 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of The Sovereign Wife 2013 single work drama -
Radical Romp Smells of the Future
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 July 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of The Sovereign Wife 2013 single work drama -
Queer Comics Take a Dig at Colonial Times
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 July 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of The Sovereign Wife 2013 single work drama
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Queer Comics Take a Dig at Colonial Times
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 July 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of The Sovereign Wife 2013 single work drama -
Radical Romp Smells of the Future
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 July 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of The Sovereign Wife 2013 single work drama -
Surprises of Sovereignty
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 2013 , 15 July 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of The Sovereign Wife 2013 single work drama -
Fresh Faces Inject Life into Theatre
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 16 July 2013; (p. 30) -
y
Staging Queer Feminisms : Sexuality and Gender in Australian Performance, 2005-2015
Houndmills
:
Palgrave Macmillan
,
2017
14711798
2017
single work
criticism
'This book examines sexuality, gender and race in Australia’s vibrant independent theatre and performance culture. It analyses selected feminist and queer performances that interrogate the cultural construction of sexuality and gender, challenge the normative trends of mainstream Australian society and culture and open up spaces for alternative representations of gender identity and sexual expression. Offering the first full-length study on sexuality and gender in Australian theatre since 2005, this book reveals a resurgence of feminist themes in independent performance and explores the intersection of feminist and queer politics. Ranging across drag, burlesque, cabaret, theatre and performance art, the book provides an accessible and engaging account of some of the most innovative, entertaining and politically subversive Australian theatrical works from the past decade.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.