By Their Own Hands single work   drama   - 1 Act
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 By Their Own Hands
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Two performers stand before you and tell all. A man is blinded. A woman loses her brother. A man becomes a woman, who becomes a man. A city falls into civil war. A corpse lies unburied. The earth opens up.They have seen it. They have acted as messengers. They are on the margins. Scribbled in the margins. Unable to intervene.

Through contemporary dialogue and raw narration, 'By Their Own Hands' is a stark opus on ancient Greek myths and contemporary humanity. The audience is taken on a journey through an epic yet utterly recognisable world, seen through the eyes of people on the sidelines.

Now, as then, these stories are real.' (Source: Melbourne Theatre Company website)

Production Details

  • Created and performed by THE HAYLOFT PROJECT. Performed at Melbourne Thetre Company; The Lawler 13-23 June 2013.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Theatre Alison Croggon , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 94 2013; (p. 51)
Bringing out the Pity and Terror of an Ancient Tragedy Cameron Woodhead , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 June 2013; (p. 31)

— Review of By Their Own Hands Benedict Hardie , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2013 single work drama
Nothing Complex in Oedipal Myth Rework Chris Boyd , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 June 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of By Their Own Hands Benedict Hardie , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2013 single work drama
Nothing Complex in Oedipal Myth Rework Chris Boyd , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 June 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of By Their Own Hands Benedict Hardie , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2013 single work drama
Bringing out the Pity and Terror of an Ancient Tragedy Cameron Woodhead , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 June 2013; (p. 31)

— Review of By Their Own Hands Benedict Hardie , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2013 single work drama
Theatre Alison Croggon , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 94 2013; (p. 51)
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