'Based on and adapted from the 19th Century Emile Zola novel Thérèse Raquin tells the story of a young woman trapped in a life of servitude and the desperate measures she will undertake to free herself from her circumstances. Forced by her adoptive mother and aunt to marry her sickly cousin, Camille, Thérèse lives an unhappy and resentful life. When Camille moves the family to Paris Thérèse is doomed to a life of servitude and unhappiness working in her Aunts downstairs haberdashery. When one day Camille brings Laurent, a friend, to visit he unwittingly sets in motion a series of cruel and devastating events that will ruin all their lives.' (Publication summary)
World premiere presented by Dirty Pretty Theatre in association with Theatre Works and performed at Theatre Works, St Kilda, 14 - 30 August 2014.
Director: Gary Abrahams.
Cast: Elizabeth Nabben, Aaron Walton , Paul Blenheim, Marta Kaczmarek, Rhys McConnochie, Edwina Samuels, Oliver Coleman.
Set Designer: Jacob Battista.
Costume Designer: Chloe Greaves.
Lighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis.
Original Composition and Live Music: Christopher De Groot.