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'As their father dies in the master bedroom above the huge Beauchamp mansion living room, three sons fight for control of the family construction company.
'There are two immediate problems - the company is near bankruptcy because of a huge stalled project (their father's personal vision) and they are facing a criminal investigation into the father's role in the suspicious death of the project's outspoken critic.
'There is Todd, the black sheep of the family who wants to prove himself, Keith, the oldest who believes it is his natural right and the youngest, Luke, who is driven by the death of the only woman he has ever loved.
'The one who wins will be the most ruthless.
'The victor faces losing his soul in the fight.'
(Griffin Theatre website, http://www.griffintheatre.com.au/production.cfm?productionID=17)
Notes
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The Emperor of Sydney is the final instalment of The Boyce Family Trilogy, (which includes The Woman with Dog's Eyes and The Marvellous Boy) written especially for Griffin Theatre .
Production Details
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World premiere season produced by the Griffin Theatre Company at the SBW Stables Theatre, Sydney, 16 August - 23 September 2006.
Director: David Berthold.
Designer: Nicholas Dare.
Lighting Designer: Matthew Marshall.
Cast: Sibylla Budd, Alex Dimitriades, Jack Finsterer, Anita Hegh, and Toby Schmitz.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Machinations of a Final Family Feud
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 August 2006; (p. 21)
— Review of The Emperor of Sydney 2006 single work drama -
The Emperor Strikes Back
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 August 2006; (p. 14)
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Machinations of a Final Family Feud
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 August 2006; (p. 21)
— Review of The Emperor of Sydney 2006 single work drama -
The Emperor Strikes Back
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 August 2006; (p. 14)