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 "Her Infinite Variety"
created and directed by Melissa Merchant
“Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety”
On December 8th 1660 a woman appeared as Desdemona in Othello, becoming the first professional actress on the London stage. What happened next would have had Shakespeare rolling in his grave.
Her Infinite Variety is a fun piece of theatre which explores the impact and influence that the first women on the stage had and how they changed the way Shakespeare was performed forever.
“It’s hard to believe” says creator Melissa Merchant “but during the late 1600s and through to the early 1900s, Shakespeare was re-written to suit the audiences of the times.”
“We live in an era where Shakespeare is seen as untouchable, an age of Bardolatry. It’s difficult for us to imagine this systematic reworking of his plays, many of which did not appear unaltered on the stage for two hundred years.”
The production is the result of three years of painstaking research on the subject of women in Shakespeare, taking its creator as far as Stratford-Upon-Avon and Washington DC.
Using contemporary sources, Her Infinite Variety asks, and seeks to answer, the question “what would Shakespeare have thought?”
Performances will be on July 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th at 8pm at the Nexus Theatre, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch. Tickets are $15 adults and $12 concession, bookings can be made at
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Featuring:
Andrew Kocsis (Lit by Limelight), Melissa Merchant (Picasso’s Women), Murali Pillai (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Temple of Fine Arts), Wade Ellis (Beauty & the Beast), Martin Lindsay (The Birthday Party), Sarah Isaacson (Romeo & Juliet), Sherryl Spencer (Picasso’s Women), Phil McKenzie (The Crucible), Murray Jackson (The Return) & introducing Meghan Stasinowsky.
Performance Dates: July 1, 2, 3, 4
Time: Curtain 8pm
Venue: Nexus Theatre, Murdoch University, South St, Murdoch
Tickets: $15 Full $12 Concession
Bookings: 0403 293 969
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Location: Nexus Theatre, Murdoch University, South St, Murdoch
Contact: Bookings 0403 293 969 |
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