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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 Hiscock's Gully 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 etcetera, 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, The Sovereign Wife is a wild bush-doof through our national identity.'
Source: Creators' website.
Production Details
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Performed by the SISTERS GRIMM; 11–21 July 2013 at Southbank Theatre, The Lawler.
Cast: Paul Blenheim, Joseph Chetty, Jason De Santis, Ash Flanders, Genevieve Giuffre, Felix Ching Ching Ho, Bessie Holland, Morgan Maguire, and Peter Paltos.
Director: Declan Greene.
Set Designer: Romanie Harper.
Costume Designer: Owen Phillips.
Sound Designer and Composer: Jed Palmer.
Lighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis.
Dramaturg: Nakkiah Lui.
Producer: Bek Berger.
Set to be presented by Sisters Grimm and Hayes Theatre Company at Hayes Theatre, Elizabeth Bay, 7 August - 5 September 2020.
Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
