An
Australia
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n play written by playwright,
Beatrix Christian
Beatrix Christian is an Australian playwright and screenwriter.
Beatrix Christian graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991, and her first play, "Spumante Romantica", was produced the next year by the Griffin Theatre in Sydney. ...
, which tells the story of Evelyn Carr. who leaves her home town to come to Blackrock to work for Blue, a children's writer. Acting as mentor, Blue leads Evelyn on a journey of self-discovery that is magical, sensuous and frightening (5 acts, 2 men, 4 women). Blue Murder is a complex study of the way men have created the fantasy that their art is more important than reality - even more real than death.
It has been published by
Currency Press
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H ...
since 1994.
First Production
Blue Murder was first performed by
Company B at the Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney on 5 April 1994 with the following cast:
Lucy Bell
Lucy Bell (born 23 December 1968) is an English-born Australian actress who appears in Australian television and film. She is the daughter of Australian actor/director John Bell. Her partner is James O'Loghlin and they have three daughters.
...
: EVE
Kelly Butler: ANGEL
Rebecca Frith: LEURA
Sacha Horler
Sacha Horler (born 1971) is an Australian actress. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s.
Career
Sacha Horler graduated from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1993 and made h ...
: ROSE
Jamie Jackson: LYLE & ROY
Jacek Koman: BLUE
Directed by Antoinette Blaxland
Designed by Dan Potra
Lighting by Rory Dempster
Sound Design by Paul Healy
External links
Blue Murder Promotional KitDesigned by
Daniel Stone in 2005 for a Sydney Production of the play. Site Contains synopsis, Brief Analysis, Press Releases and Posters, Flyers, Programs.
References
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Australian plays
1994 plays