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'One of the great celebrities of late 19th century Paris was a fifteen year-old girl called Louise Augustine Gleizes. She had many devoted and distinguished followers who had no idea of her name. She was known simply as Augustine or, more frequently, A – incarcerated, probably against her will, as a ‘lunatic’. Her mentor, physician and manager was the ‘father of modern neurology’, Jean-Martin Charcot. Dr Charcot’s public demonstrations of neurosis at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital were a sensation and Augustine was his star attraction.
'The studio photographs of Augustine in her hysterical poses have fascinated scientists and artists for more than one hundred years.
'In Photographs of A, Antechamber Productions and Daniel Keene give poetic voice to a previously mute but extraordinarily influential figure in modern psychology.
'Wrestling with the inordinate demands of Daniel Keene’s words, Brian Lipson’s design and direction and Augustine’s ambiguous insolence is the redoubtable Helen Morse.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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A Melbourne Theatre Company production. Performed 26 June - 6 July 2014 at the Festival of Independent Theatre
Director & Designer - Brian Lipson
Writer - Daniel Keene
Cast
Helen Morse
with Ben Grant and Anouk Mead
Stage Manager - Meg Richardson
Producer - Samantha Potts
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Unspectacular Approach to a Spectacle of Hysteria Glosses Over Trauma
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 June 2014; (p. 14)
— Review of Photographs of A 2014 single work drama -
Monologue Strkly Poetic, but Repetitive and Austere
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 June 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of Photographs of A 2014 single work drama -
A Mystery Made Real
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14-15 June 2014; (p. 24)
— Review of Photographs of A 2014 single work drama
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A Mystery Made Real
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14-15 June 2014; (p. 24)
— Review of Photographs of A 2014 single work drama -
Monologue Strkly Poetic, but Repetitive and Austere
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 June 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of Photographs of A 2014 single work drama -
Unspectacular Approach to a Spectacle of Hysteria Glosses Over Trauma
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 June 2014; (p. 14)
— Review of Photographs of A 2014 single work drama