AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

The Curators presents its marvelous first offering for 2021, the Australian premiere of the American hit comedy, The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson. Performed to universal acclaim across the United States, and offering a biting political commentary of our times, The Revolutionists is a stirring, funny, brilliant evocation of courage and the strength born of sisterhood.

From Tuesday 2 – Friday 26 March 2021, this delicious play will debut in Brisbane’s newest, independent performance venue, CHRIST CHURCH, Milton, right next to Suncorp Stadium.

Set against the shadow of Madame Guillotine during The Reign of Terror in revolutionary Paris, 1793, four  incredible women – all based in historical fact and all doomed - have a fictitious meeting that is hilarious, moving and fateful.

Into the studio of forgotten French playwright, philosopher and feminist advocate, Olympe de Gouges, wafts the glittering, vivacious but confused Marie Antoinette. How could France have got her so wrong? The tragic Charlotte Corday stops by – dagger in hand – on her way to assassinate that monster of the Revolution, Jean-Paul Marat, in his bathtub. You stick it to him, girl! Into this unlikely mix steps Marianne, a runaway French Caribbean slave who is intimately acquainted with the forces of oppression. Grounded, wise and determined, she understands exactly what she’s up against!

This unlikely trio challenge the paralysing fear at the heart of de Gouges’ writer’s block and help her give voice to the hope that, amidst one of the greatest social upheavals the world has known, there is room to also give women liberté and egalité; to make women truly the equals of their male compatriots. In so doing, she speaks to issues that are vital, relevant and still so often unresolved for women across the globe in our twenty-first century world.

Infused with live song, exquisite haute couture-inspired period costumes and a set that echoes Paris Fashion Week, this production of The Revolutionists promises to be an unforgettable night of lush, bold, bolshie theatre.

Directed and designed by Curators’ founder, Michael Beh (Third Beauty, Ghosts, Vincent River) and featuring Curators’ ensemble members: Lisa Hickey (Ghosts), Amanda McErlean (Vincent River) and Lauren Roche (Ghosts) as well as Curators’ guest artist, Asabi Goodman (Harrow), The Revolutionists is an international hit show, not to be missed!

Featuring Matilda Award Nomination Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role Asabi Goodman.

“…deliciously lavish production bursting with feathers, fury, and a refusal to be ignored.”

Elise Lawrence, Backstreet Brisbane

“…thought provoking, linguistically generous and visually lavish…”

Kitty Goodall, Stage Whispers

“In the Curators’ highly capable hands The Revolutionists is a wonderful work of humour and heart.”

Meredith Walker, Blue Curtains