Production still for "The Serpent's Fall". Sarah Cathcart. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Steal Away Home / The Serpent's Fall
By Phil Motherwell, Sarah Cathcart & Geoff Hooke
09 February 1988 – 27 February 1988 Studio Theatre
Playbox Theatre Company,
New Writing Theatre World Premiere
A special Playbox double bill - with the Bicentennial year clearly in mind - of two very different monodramas, both staged on the same ingenious Trina Parker set.
Steal Away Home by Phil Motherwell is about a petty thief whose world is thrown into confusion when a chance encounter leads him to question his parentage, and uncover his hidden Aboriginal ancestry. The play is based on the life of Motherwell's friend Uncle Jack Charles.
The Serpent's Fall by Sarah Cathcart and Andrea Lemon weaves the image of the snake, once the emblem of feminine power, through the lives and mythologies of four contemporary Australian women.
Cast
Creatives
Playwright
Director, Playwright
Director
Production Manager
Designer
Sound Operator/Engineer
Lighting Designer
Musician
Assistant Stage Manager
Stage Manager
General Manager
A special Playbox double bill - with the Bicentennial year clearly in mind - of two very different monodramas, both staged on the same ingenious Trina Parker set, both dealing to some extent with indigeneity. Steal Away Home is about a petty thief whose world is thrown into confusion when a chance encounter leads him to question his parentage and reveals his hidden aboriginal forebears. The Serpent's Fall weaves the image of the snake, once the emblem of feminine power, through the lives and mythologies of four contemporary Australian women.