Black Swan State Theatre Company Presents SWITZERLAND by Joanna Murray-Smith
By: BWW
News Desk Aug. 19, 2017
BLACK SWAN State Theatre Company Presents
SWITZERLAND by Joanna Murray-Smith
DATES: 19 August - 3 September 2017
VENUE: Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA
WARNING: Some adult themes, simulated smoking
"Writers are exceptional because we don't care about your moral compass. We're beyond your moral compass." Patricia Highsmith
When using words for weapons, how far do you go before it cuts too deep?
The late Patricia Highsmith penned some of the most exhilarating suspense novels of all time, some becoming major cinematic adaptations including; The Price of Salt recently released as the ?lm Carol, The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train. Now the acerbic author herself is centre stage in this edge-of-your-seat thriller by acclaimed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith (Honour, The Female of The Species, Ninety and Day One, A Hotel, Evening).
The subject - writer Patricia Highsmith, lives a reclusive life in the Swiss Alps surrounded by her collection of books and antique weapons. The unlikeable genius facing the end of her life has withdrawn completely from the world, finding solace in her seclusion, her cats and cigarettes. Until one day a young man, Edward Ridgeway, intrudes into her place of refuge. He's yet another irritating delegate from her publisher demanding a contract for one final installment. Specifically another psychological thriller featuring her beloved muse and most infamous literary creation, Tom Ripley.
Winner, Best New Australian Work at the Sydney Theatre Awards (2014), and programmed by almost every state theatre company in the country - it's now our turn to lure you into a booby-trapped plot, a tense and furious battle of wills and words.
WA PREMIERE
CAST INCLUDES Jenny Davis
DIRECTOR Lawrie Cullen-Tait
Sound Designer Ash Gibson Greig
Prices: $34.00 to $87.50
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