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Portraits of Evil explores the far-reaching and devastating effects of war from the perspective of Australian artist Albert Tucker. The play is set in Melbourne in 1942 as Tucker retreats with wife Joy Hasker to the farm of fellow artist John Reed. This followed Tucker's harrowing experience sketching wounds and mental illness in a military hospital. The fictional portrait sittings between Tucker and Eddie Leonski, an American soldier, are central to the play. Leonski was known as the 'brown-out strangler'. He murdered several women during this period while camped near Melbourne.
Source: Lowdown vol.30 (6) December 2008 p.45
Production Details
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Presented by the Black Swan Theatre Company and the HotBed Ensemble at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts from 4 to 20 September 2008.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Lowdown , December vol. 30 no. 6 2008; (p. 45)
— Review of Portraits of Modern Evil 2007 single work drama
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Lowdown , December vol. 30 no. 6 2008; (p. 45)
— Review of Portraits of Modern Evil 2007 single work drama
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting
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