Lynn Belvedere

ROUGH HEWN presents MORNING SACRIFICE at STAR OF THE SEA at MANLY

Australian author and playwright, Dymphna Cusak wrote MORNING SACRIFICE, her female concentric play in 1942. All of its many concerns, do remain very very relevant today. Entertaining theatre drama that asks a question about the human condition. There are fundamental benefits in always recommending and applying an “abundance of caution” when reacting to vastly differing moral perspectives, especially whilst having no understanding of all possible consequences.

Dymphna Cusack decided to write her second play about the place of young girls in the society of the time, whilst cleverly detailing her dissatisfaction from job-related experiences whilst a teacher in the New South Wales school system from the 1920s to the 1940s. Written whilst teaching at Sydney Girl’s High School.

Entirely set in the fictional staff room of an all girls high school in Sydney, called Easthaven Girls’ High School. The era is just before World War Two. Nine women teachers negotiate each school day, and reveal the loveless, the unwanted, controlling and bullying behaviours, rivalry, unhappiness, bitterness, jealousy, contemptuous ridicule and unwarranted gossip, and the urgent need for female teachers to change the status quo. So much has not changed.

Premiered in Perth WA, at the Repertory Theatre in 1942.

Performances 7.30pm Thurs-Fri-Sat 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 October 2019.

Starring – Maxine Appel-Cohen, Maddie Boyle,
Evie McCutcheon, Sarah Metcalfe, Sarah Purdue,
Taylor Owynns, Jen Davidson, Meg Shooter & Olga Tamara.
Directed by Geoff Cartwright

ROUGH HEWN THEATRE presents MORNING SACRIFICE by Dymphna Cusak AM.

Star Of The Sea Theatre, at the corner of Collingwood Street and Iluka Avenue, Manly.

After thirteen years, this play is Rough Hewn Theatre’s Final Production.

Bookings – https://www.trybooking.com/BCWBQ





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] - - -