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JEFFREY FEREDAY
(1959 - 1996)Nationality: Australian
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Jeffrey Fereday was an Australian artist and playwright based in Melbourne. He wrote and produced several plays including: 'a Slow exit (He is Going to Die)' (1987, Grant Street Theatre) and 'a Moment's Hesitation as She Changes the expression of Her Face' (1988, La Mama). Fereday had a previous career in motorcycle journalism and wrote a monthly satirical column for 'Two Wheels' magazine (1982-86). He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama in 1987. Fereday also wrote art reviews, catalogue essays and articles for the journals 'agenda: Contemporary art' and 'World art'. He died of cancer in 1996, aged 37.
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Moment's Hesitation As She Changes the Expression On Her Face, A Slow Exit, A (He Us Going To Die)Moment's Hesitation As She Changes the Expression On Her Face, A
Synopsis:
a woman prepares to speak to an auditorium full of men. She fears she is late but there is time enough to hesitate before the trial of her appearance. She struggles to find her voice, to summon the authority, to project past the harsh glare of stage lights, to be genuinely heard. a man appears. He claims to be the caretaker and an expert public speaker. She must negotiate his menacing presence and claim her right to speak.
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50 minutes running time. Script Available from: http://Australianplays.org/script/aSC-1096
1st Produced:
La Mama Theatre, Melbourne 1988
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Genre:
Drama, absurdism
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Synopsis:
Five seasoned actors emerge from a maelstrom of discarded theatre sets, costumes and props. they gossip and argue, prance and preen. From time to time they strike up impromptu performances. their lines and gestures are poorly recalled fragments from a disparate array of theatrical traditions: aristophanes; Shakespeare; Leban; Brecht; Pinter; Miller; opera, West end. Hilariously funny, their parodies turn increasingly melancholic. an existential crisis ensues. In this theatre of ruins, the actors find they are not lost for words but lost for meaning.
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90 minutes running time. Script Available from: http://Australianplays.org/script/aSC-1095
1st Produced:
Grant Street Theatre, Victorian College Of The Arts, Melbourne 1987
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Genre:
Satire
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: -
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