Boston Marriage by David Mamet at QPAC

Boston Marriage by David Mamet at QPAC

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Posted 2015-01-07 by Kitty Goodallfollow

Sat 24 Jan 2015 - Sun 15 Feb 2015



Since the 1970s, David Mamet has built a reputation as a writer who knows how to sculpt language to deliver witty, nuanced scripts packed full of subtext. His characters are clever, his plots cover themes of gender, politics and manipulation, and his scripts have been massive award-winning hits on stage and screen the world over.

Soon QTC's production of Mamet's Boston Marriage a quick-fire comedy riddled with wicked wit and sarcasm, while picking at the threads of romantic relationships and high-society, will hit the stage.

The production will be directed by Andrea Moor, who delighted audiences and critics alike and won a Matilda Award for 2013's Venus in Fur. Of the production, Andrea says, "Three extraordinary actresses (Amanda Muggleton, Rachel Gordon and Helen Cassidy) star in this play. Actors who have already played a gamut of roles. Between them I think most of the best roles for women have been covered."

Boston Marriage is unique in Mamet's repertoire, being his only play with an all-female cast. In the play we see Anna and Claire struggle with their evolving relationship, as they argue of Claire's new found love – a younger woman – and Anna's association with a wealthy gentleman who is besotted with her.

Fans of great roles for women will love this play, the name of which is derived from a term that is said to have been in use in New England in the decades spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe two women living together, independent of financial support from a man; a relationship that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy.

Fashionistas won't be disappointed either, as the play promises a veritable frock fest, with stunning custom-designed Edwardian costumes by Stephen Curtis, one of Australia's leading stage and costume designers.

But don't let the frocks distract you from the play's message. According to Director Andrea Moor, the core theme is that true love will win out.

She says, "Essentially it's a girl gets girl story. The fact that the love interest is between two women is sort of by and by. We witness the complicated emotional landscape of their relationship that has us laughing, holding our breath in disbelief that anyone could say such things, and desperately wanting our Anna to win the day. It's simply hysterically funny! Audiences will love the characters, the language, the jokes and the thrill of the suspense."

Queensland Theatre Company presents Boston Marriage to open their 2015 Season.
Director: Andrea Moor
Designer: Stephen Curtis
Lighting Designer: David Walters
Assistant Lighting Designer: Daniel Anderson
Composer/Sound Designer: Phil Hagstrom
Cast Includes: Helen Cassidy, Rachel Gordon and Amanda Muggleton

24 January to 15 February at the Playhouse, QPAC
Tickets are available at queenslandtheatre.com.au or by calling 136 246.

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