Lynn Belvedere

‘Devil’s Caress’ by playwright Wendy Lewis at the Star Of The Sea Theatre, Manly

World Premiere of a brand new and quite superb Australian play, “The Devil’s Caress” by playwright Wendy Lewis, based on the 1952 Australian novel by June Wright, is a clever psychological thriller, as written by Australia’s very own Agatha Christie (June Wright). Set in Australia in the 1950s, so with so much doubt what is in the heart or in the head, and why is the first person to die called Kingsley?         

Doctor Marsh Mowbray is the woman who solves the murder and finds the perpetrator, fully interwoven with the actual story of June Wright herself, a Melbourne author/housewife/mother with six children (boy, girl, twin boys, girl, boy). This is unique take on a murder mystery, and with tons of insightful and very witty dialogue, the entire play is a very entertaining night of live theatre drama.

The author June Wright, is a housewife and very Catholic Mother with six children, and one might expect that there was a new child born each year of the marriage. June Wright is a very integral lynchpin and narrator of the play, who discusses her life and living well, with her character Doctor Marsh Mowbray, and it is this deep and meaningful interaction, that makes this play very memorable, a superb play that is well worth seeing a second time.

Stranger-in-town warns the bright young Doctor Marsh Mowbray, with the words “Doubt is the Devil’s Caress”. The doctor finds herself in a fast paced race against time, to prove that her beloved mentor, Doctor Katherine Waring, is not a murderer.

Melbourne writer June Wright (1919-2012) published six celebrated crime novels between 1948 and 1966, each with a strong-willed female amateur detective, including a young telephonist, a young doctor, and a nun. “The Devil’s Caress” is being brought to stage for the first time and also co-incides with the re-release of “The Devil’s Caress” in print through Verse Chorus Press, and now also available from Amazon in the Ebook version.

"The Devil’s Caress" is presented by the Factory Space Theatre Company [Facebook] at the Star Of The Sea Theatre, at the corner of Collingwood Street and Iluka Avenue, Manly, for a three week season opening on Friday 23rd March 2018 until 14th April 2018. Friday/Saturday nights at 7.30pm and Sunday matinees at 2.00pm. There are no performances over the Easter Weekend. Recommended.

For bookings telephone - (02) 9439-1906 or online.

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -