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Virgie

theMOXYcollective (Australian First)

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Dates:
Mon 6 - Fri 10 Feb

Time:
All shows 7pm

Duration (approx):

50 mins

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About the Venue

 

Image: Tim Goodacre

The Blue Room Theatre
6 to 10 February 2012

  

Written and performed by Renee Newman-Storen
Directed by Mark Storen and Emily McLean

"The future of entertainment was the first appearance in Perth of Miss Virgie Vivienne” - The West Australian, 1897

So it was reported over 100 years ago... and now it begins again.

Facts are stubborn things, and so was Virgie Vivienne, the 19th Century trailblazer who brought Shakespeare to the Australian outback. Direct from premiering at FringeNYC, Renee Newman-Storen’s Virgie tracks a life spanning 70 years of love, tragedy and the bard through Australia and Europe.

Using verbatim material and original writing, Virgie fuses intimate storytelling and a soundtrack ranging from Tchaikovsky to Nick Cave to capture snapshots of an extraordinary life.

This fictionalized account of a remarkable story will be the first chance for Australian audiences to become acquainted with this little known risk-taker.

More info: www.theMOXYcollective.com

Book through The Blue Room Theatre or PICA to get your tickets for: $20 / $15 conc. (that's $5 less than FRINGE WORLD prices!)

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