'The true story of Mavis, an 86 year old retired haberdasher from regional Victoria. Stung into action by the suffering of the East Timorese, Mavis took her sewing machines to Timor and set about making a practical contribution. Amid the destruction and buoyed by the people's overwhelming faith Mavis tackles the bureaucracy. This work is based on stories told by Mavis Taylor, Elwyn Taylor and the women of East Timor.' Libraries Australia record.
First performed by Deckchair Theatre company Perth International Arts Festival, 7 February 2002.
Director: Angela Chaplin.
Staged at CUB Malthouse, Melbourne, February 2003.
Director: Angela Chaplin.
Subsequently toured Victoria and Bunbury, W. A.
Presented by Ten Days on the Island and Playbox, as a Deckchair Theatre production, at the Theatre Royal, Hobart, 2-4 April 2003.
Director: Angela Chaplin.
Composer and Musical Director: Kavisha Mazzella.
Cast: Anne Phelan (Mavis Taylor), Kerry-Ella McAullay (Elwyn), and Cidalia Pires (Mariana).
'This chapter focuses on Katherine Thomson as a playwright who utilises the conventions of social realism and naturalism to write plays that dramatise the effects of social and economic change on the lives of fictional but realistically-based characters.' (p.158)
'This chapter focuses on Katherine Thomson as a playwright who utilises the conventions of social realism and naturalism to write plays that dramatise the effects of social and economic change on the lives of fictional but realistically-based characters.' (p.158)
