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SUMMERTIME IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Georgia. 1861. A faded Southern belle returns to the family plantation after ten years away from home. 

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But where has she been? Why did she run? And what secrets are buried in the ol' greenhouse?
 
From the creators of Little Mercy and When Lorraine Stops Falling comes a sweeping romance, set against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

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THE SISTERHOOD:

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Performed by OLYMPIA BUKKAKIS, AGENT CLEAVE, GENEVIEVE GIUFFRE, BESSIE HOLLAND, and PETER PALTOS

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Created by ASH FLANDERS & DECLAN GREENE
Directed by DECLAN GREENE
Set & Costume Design by MARG HORWELL
Sound Design & Composition by RUSSELL GOLDSMITH
Lighting by KATIE SFETKIDIS
Stage Manager - Melbourne:  STEPHEN MOORE
Stage Manager - Sydney:  GINA BIANCO
Produced by DANIEL CLARKE for Theatre Works

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A Sisters Grimm Production. 

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AWARDS:

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WINNER - TIMEOUT MAGAZINE AWARDS - BEST THEATRE (SMALL STAGE)

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WINNER - SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS - BEST COSTUME DESIGN & BEST SET DESIGN (Marg Horwell)

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NOMINATED - GREEN ROOM AWARD - BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (Katie Sfetkidis)

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REVIEWS:

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★★★★★ 'Flanders and Greene twist up the obsessions of Tennessee Williams with the meat from Gone with the Wind and the vivacious good-humour of a burlesque in what is a beautifully self-contained melodrama.'  Time Out (Melbourne)

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★★★★ 'It is melodrama on amyl nitrate...  underpinned by a deftly intelligent subtext that skewers the binary world of white hereonormativity.'  The Guardian (Australia)

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★★★★½ 'Expect obscenity, a cracking plot, and... a highly sophisticated level of artifice that goes beyond any simple notion of camp to unearth complex truths about gender, race, and sexuality.'  The Age (Melbourne)

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★★★★★ 'It's absolutely vital theatre. Go and see it and take everyone you know.'  Herald Sun (Melbourne)

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★★★★½  'Sisters Grimm tread the line between the frivolous and the furiously political better than anybody making theatre in Australia right now.'  The Daily Review (Melbourne)

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★★★★ 'The most subversive piece of theatre in town.'  The Sun Herald (Sydney)

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'They start with a liberating f-you attitude to gender, and grab every fear about political correctness to reveal the dull, hate and ignorance underlying any attitude that refers to "them"' Aussie Theatre

 


SEASONS:

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20 NOVEMBER - 14 DECEMBER, 2013
GRIFFIN INDEPENDENT
SBW Stables Theatre, Sydney

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7 NOVEMBER - 16 NOVEMBER, 2013
SELECTED WORKS, 
Theatre Works, St. Kilda

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22 FEBRUARY - 3 MARCH, 2012
The garage of 10 HOBSON ST, THORNBURY

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