Parramatta Girls

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Event Parramatta Girls
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 17 March 2007
Opening Date 17 March 2007
Last Date 22 April 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description The inmates of the Girls Training School, Paramatta had about as hard an upbringing as you can get in Australia. But theirs is also one of the great untold stories of making good in tough times.
Based on the testimony of dozens of GTS old-girls, this new play is a dramatisation of the experiences of eight inmates and their reunion forty years later. Interspersed with song and storytelling, this is a joyous tribute to mischief and humour in the face of hardship and inequality.
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Autobiographical
Subjects Childhood
Social Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Valerie Bader Actor
Annie Byron Actor
Jeanette Cronin Actor
Lisa Flanagan Actor
Genevieve Hegney Actor
Roxanne McDonald Actor
Leah Purcell Actor
Carole Skinner Actor
Alice Babidge Costume Designer
Wesley Enoch Director
Kyle Rowling Fight Director
Rachel Burke Lighting Designer
Michael McGlynn Musical Director
Alana Valentine Playwright
Ralph Myers Set Designer
Steve Francis Sound Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme
Event Identifier 70751
Dataset AusStage