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The Chapel Perilous, Or, The Perilous Adventures of Sally Banner,
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).
- Vocations, single work drama humour (p. 72-119)
- Running Up a Dress : A Mother and Daughter Dialogue, single work drama (p. 120-149)
- Murras, single work drama (p. 150-167)
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The Forty Lounge Cafe,
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.
- Remember, single work drama (p. 206-253)
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Historia,
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).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 34 1999; (p. 144-147)
— Review of Australian Women's Drama : Texts and Feminisms 1997 anthology drama -
Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 33 1998; (p. 176-179)
— Review of Australian Women's Drama : Texts and Feminisms 1997 anthology drama
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Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 33 1998; (p. 176-179)
— Review of Australian Women's Drama : Texts and Feminisms 1997 anthology drama -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 34 1999; (p. 144-147)
— Review of Australian Women's Drama : Texts and Feminisms 1997 anthology drama