The Writer (Cancelled)

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Event The Writer (Cancelled)
Venue Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, NSW
First Date 20 June 2020
Opening Date 25 June 2020
Last Date 11 July 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A young writer confronts a director in an empty theatre. In a bristling exchange about his work, the director attempts to disarm her. He flirts. He patronises. He even offers her a job. She stares him down. She wants to do things her way; she wants the world to change shape. And without warning it does, revealing stories nested within stories like Russian dolls, each more brilliant and daring than the last. A play that fractures form and structure, The Writer takes aim at the business of making art – the compromises it demands, the people it chews up, and the endless ways patriarchal power ca
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Emily Barclay Actor
Charmaine Bingwa Actor
Toby Schmitz Actor
Sarah Hadley Assistant Director
Jessica Dunn Composer
Elizabeth Gadsby Designer
Jessica Arthur Director
Mark Pennington Lighting Designer
Ella Hickson Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information EVENT CANCELLED In the interest of public health and safety, our forthcoming season of The Writer has been cancelled.
Event Status Cancelled
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2020/the-writer
Event Identifier 147336
Dataset AusStage