Well-Behaved Women single work   musical theatre  
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Well-Behaved Women
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'How would Cleopatra, Mary Magdalene, Virginia Woolf, Frida Kahlo, Billie Jean King, Cathy Freeman and Malala Yousafzai sound if we heard them sing their thoughts?

'Well-Behaved Women, a song cycle by Carmel Dean is a musical feast by where these legends (and a few we’re keeping up our sleeves) are brought to life and reimagined through powerful and often hilarious songs, that celebrate the ways in which their behaviour helped them make history. 

'Well-behaved? As if.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Hayes Theatre Co. and Hayes Theatre, Elizbaeth Bay, 24-28 March 2021.

    Director: Blazey Best.

    Musical Director: Claire Healy.

    Musical Supervisor: Carmel Dean.

    Lighting Designer: Jasmine Rizk.

    Designer: Mel Liertz.

    Cast: Ursula Yovich, Elenoa Rokobaro, Zahra Newman, and Stefanie Caccamo.

    Presented by Belvoir Street Theatre and Concord Theatricals. Co-produced with Michelle Guthrie Presents.  Performed at Upstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales : 28 September - 3 November 2024.

    Additional Lyrics: Miriam Laube.

    Orchestrations: Lynne Shankel.

    Director: Blazey Best.

    Cast: Stefanie Caccamo, Zahra Newman, Elenoa Rokobaro and Ursula Yovich.

    Musical Supervisor: Carmel Dean.

    Musical Director: Zara Stanton.

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First known date: 2021
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Works about this Work

Theatre Review : Well-Behaved Women, Belvoir St Theatre Mia Shouha , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2024;
— Review of Well-Behaved Women Carmel Dean , 2021 single work musical theatre

'A feminist reckoning of women across history who broke the rules and forged their own way.' 
Well-Behaved Women : This Cabaret-esque Celebration of Women Icons Is Musically Delightful – but Historically Lacking Michelle Arrow , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 October 2024;
— Review of Well-Behaved Women Carmel Dean , 2021 single work musical theatre

'Women have long turned to the past to understand their place in the present. Many “great women” of history have served as role models and sources of inspiration –though the specific women celebrated have changed over time.' (Introduction)
Well-Behaved Women : This Cabaret-esque Celebration of Women Icons Is Musically Delightful – but Historically Lacking Michelle Arrow , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 October 2024;
— Review of Well-Behaved Women Carmel Dean , 2021 single work musical theatre

'Women have long turned to the past to understand their place in the present. Many “great women” of history have served as role models and sources of inspiration –though the specific women celebrated have changed over time.' (Introduction)
Theatre Review : Well-Behaved Women, Belvoir St Theatre Mia Shouha , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2024;
— Review of Well-Behaved Women Carmel Dean , 2021 single work musical theatre

'A feminist reckoning of women across history who broke the rules and forged their own way.' 
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