Theatre North presents
This is Eden
Written & performed by Emily Goddard. Directed by Susie Dee
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Event Venue
Earl Arts Centre, Launceston
Event Dates & Times
- Wed, Aug 17 2022 7:30pm
Running Time
75 minutes (no interval)
Notes
Recommended for 15+
This performance contains Adult Themes and Coarse Language. Should you wish to discuss any content warning concerns, please feel free to speak to the front of house staff before the show.
Pricing
- $39.90 - Full
- $34.90 - Concession
- $34.90 each - Group 6+
- $34.90 - Friends Full
- $32.90 - Friends Concession
Theatre North presents
This is Eden
Written & performed by Emily Goddard. Directed by Susie Dee
A funny, dark and provocative anti-bonnet drama
Witness 1839. Cascades Female Factory, Hobart Town. In a solitary cell, on the edge of survival, Mary Ford waits alone in the darkness. Left for dead, ten thousand miles from home, she plots escape and reveals, with biting mockery, the untold tales of her captors.
In a tour-de-force performance described as ‘fearless’ and ‘nauseatingly exquisite’, Emily Goddard and acclaimed theatre director Susie Dee (Anthem and Savages) bring to life a dark, humorous and provocative anti-bonnet drama inspired by the rebellion and resistance of the female convicts of Van Diemen’s Land.
Using the same Bouffon-esque performance devices the women used to rebel, Goddard and Dee tread a fine line between the grotesque and humorous to uncover an extraordinary chapter of rebellion and survival that has seemingly escaped our nation’s history books. Winner of the 2018 Drama Victoria Award, This is Eden is at once an examination of our dark past, a parody of the way we perceive it and a vital call to arms.
"As affecting and impressive as anything you will see."
★★★★ ½
★★★★ ½
"As affecting and impressive as anything you will see."
Supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Arts on Tour, NSW Government and HotHouse Theatre
Image by Sarah Walker
Recommended for 15+
This performance contains Adult Themes and Coarse Language. Should you wish to discuss any content warning concerns, please feel free to speak to the front of house staff before the show.
Please refrain from attending this event if you are feeling unwell or are carrying respiratory symptoms. For more information on Covid safety, please see Covid-Safe Visit.
Mask Wearing
Masks are no longer mandatory at the theatre, however we strongly encourage patrons to wear one.
Our staff will be wearing facemasks to assist in keeping them healthy and to keep the show on the road.
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- Creator/Performer/Co-devisor - Emily Goddard
- Director/Co-devisor - Susie Dee
- Set and Costume Design - Romanie Harper
- Sound Designer & Composer - Ian Moorhead
- Lighting Designer - Gina Gascoigne
- Dramaturg - Mark Wilson
