Cygnets
This show is available to tour – enquire now
Cygnets
This show is available to tour – enquire now
“You said you would come back for me, all those years ago you promised and yet I’m still waiting…”
You know the story:
Helen of Troy. The face that launched a Clytemnestra of Sparta. Killed her husband in the bath after the war.
Now at the end of everything, the sisters reunite; retracing the steps to the shared dance of their lives and the childhood history never allowed them to have.
Cast
Clytemnestra – Rebekah Carton
Helen – Delta Brooks
Man – Tom Richards
Creative Team
Direction – Harry Haynes
Set & Costume Design – Juliette Whitney
Sound – Miles O’Neil
Lighting – Nicholas Moloney
Dramaturg – Alanah Guiry
Stage Manager – Brigette Jennings
Associate Producer – Basil Sikiotis
Design Intern – Willow Wakefield
Camera/Projector – Tom Richards
Cast
Clytemnestra – Rebekah Carton
Helen – Delta Brooks
Man – Tom Richards
Creative Team
Direction – Harry Haynes
Set & Costume Design – Juliette Whitney
Sound – Miles O’Neil
Lighting – Nicholas Moloney
Dramaturg – Alanah Guiry
Stage Manager – Brigette Jennings
Associate Producer – Basil Sikiotis
Design Intern – Willow Wakefield
Camera/Projector – Tom Richards
Critical Response
“I really Loved this production…Nothing in this space is comfortable. But everything has impact. Everything is beautiful but nothing is pretty. It shows women unveiled from the male gaze. It shows us. ” What did she think?
“The performances from Brooks and Carton are nothing short of magnificent” My Melbourne Arts
“There are sequences of inspired brilliance here” Stage Whispers
“With a keen eye on detail, Cygnets delves into the complexities of relationships between women. It is an interpretative, feminist piece that makes one think and feel.” The Blurb
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