Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Australian Women's Drama : Texts and Feminisms
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Currency Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Chapel Perilous, Or, The Perilous Adventures of Sally Banner, Dorothy Hewett , Frank Arndt (composer), Michael Leydon (composer), single work musical theatre

Written in Hewett's freewheeling epic style, The Chapel Perilous is a journey play that spans the period between the 1930s and the late 1960s. The story concerns Sally Banner, an over-reacher who attempts to find fulfilment – whether through her gift of poetic expression, through her sexual relationships, or in later years through political activism - and ultimately finds it through self-acceptance. Thematically the play contains the qualities and concerns which are often associated with Hewett's style – female sexuality, questioning of authority and morality, and anarchic tendencies towards structure in both dramatic text and social attitudes.

As Hewett remarks in her 1979 Hecate article: 'Sally is balanced by several symbolic female figures, the "Authority figures" of Headmistress, Anglican teaching "sister", and mother... [along with the] lesbian love figure, Judith, who stands for intellectual control and denial of sensual love' ('Creating Heroines in Australian Plays', p. 77).

(p. 1-71)
Vocations, Alma De Groen , single work drama humour (p. 72-119)
Running Up a Dress : A Mother and Daughter Dialogue, Suzanne Spunner , single work drama (p. 120-149)
Murras, Eva Johnson , single work drama (p. 150-167)
The Forty Lounge Cafe, Tes Lyssiotis , single work drama

Play with music

Set initially in Greece and then Australia (the family shop and home), Greek dialogue is used throughout the play. The production calls for an on-stage musician to provide both a live soundtrack to various parts of the production and to support the singing and dancing. Much of the music is Greek in origin, and includes a Byzantine Hymn. The script further suggests, if possible, the inclusion of a bouzouki musician.

(p. 168-205)
Remember, Jenny Kemp , single work drama (p. 206-253)
Historia, Noëlle Janaczewska , single work drama
'Historia' is a fusion of poetry, Polish, and electronic notation that examines love and the social forces with which it struggles to co-exist, and explores the patterns of both personal and cultural histories that determine self-identity.' (Source: Metro Arts mid-May update).
(p. 254-284)
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