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Change starts in your own backyard.
A brave and powerful contemporary drama that invites us to peak over the suburban fence and take a good hard look at ourselves.
Early one morning we meet ‘Woman’, awoken by the sound of heavy bulldozers and splintering wood as the boundary fence between neighbouring properties is pulled down in order for her neighbour to start redevelopment. Now there’s no fence. There’s no privacy. She can see straight into his kitchen window - and she's afraid of what she can see. Told over the course of a year, we observe one woman’s journey as she navigates council red tape, inconsiderate builders, and the emotional turmoil and moral dilemma she experiences when she eventually becomes a witness to domestic violence and abuse. Based on a personal experience, playwright Fleur Murphy crafts a familiar, visceral world where suburban noir meets domestic superhero. Starring Louisa Mignone (Wentworth, Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries) The Fence combines poetic dialogue with an adrenaline-fuelled narrative that is entwined with as much humour as it has heart. |
Writer: Fleur Murphy Director: Alice Darling Dramaturge: Susanne Porter Domestic Abuse Advisor: Sheridon Byrne Set & Costume Design: Karine Larché Lighting Design: Clare Springett Sound Design & Composition: Danni Esposito Creative Producer: Tom Royce-Hampton Cast: Louisa Mignone |
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The initial research and script development of The Fence has been proudly supported by Moreland City Council through the 2020 Flourish: Arts Recovery Grant program.
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Thank you to Auspicious Arts Projects for their ongoing support.
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Further script development and workshopping is proudly supported by the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Development program 2022, and Creative Victoria's Sustaining Creative Workers Grant 2022.
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