Alma De Groen

Lee Lewis on 'Wicked Sisters'.

Griffin's Artistic Director Lee Lewis muses on Alma de Groen's play 'Wicked Sisters', which forms part of Griffin's 2020 Season.

WICKED SISTERS
By Alma de Groen
6 November - 12 December 2020.

Wicked Sisters | Meet the Team | Griffin Theatre Company.

"Without theatre, we really have no reference of who we are, and I think it just keeps us honest."

Ahead of the season, sit down and have a chat with director Nadia Tass, designer Tobhiyah Stone Feller and actor Vanessa Downing as they muse on returning to the stage, the meaning of 'Wicked Sisters', and their excitement for the season ahead.
Book yourself a ticket now to see this hilariously dark romp by one of our nation's most treasured playwrights, Alma De Groen. We'll see you at the Seymour Centre!

WICKED SISTERS
By Alma De Groen
6 November – 12 December 2020

Wicked Sisters | Meet the Cast | Griffin Theatre Company.

Sit down with the four formidable actors of Alma De Groen's 'Wicked Sisters'—Di Adams, Vanessa Downing, Deborah Galanos and Hannah Waterman—as they give us the lowdown on this deliciously deceptive play.

With just under two weeks left to catch this play full of twists, turns and hors d'oeuvres, act quick to secure your seat over at the Seymour Centre!

WICKED SISTERS
By Alma De Groen
Until 12 December 2020

Alma De Groen interviewed by Elizabeth Perkins, 1991.

Alma De Groen (born in NZ in 1941) uses a wide range of forms in her plays ranging from mixed modes inspired by pop art and television (The Joss Adams Show), to realism (Going Home) and theatrical quietism (The After-Life of Arthur Craven). Other works discussed include The Rivers of China, Chidley and Vocations.

Alma De Groen is considered to be one of Australia’s most innovative and challenging playwrights. This interview is a helpful and enlightening introduction to her work. She discusses her early plays and the emergence of her interest in the outsider figure, feminism, and developments in her work. She has continued to seek inspiration from the work of visual artists for the form and style of her plays.


The video interview is accompanied by a monograph entitled The Plays of Alma De Groen by Elizabeth Perkins, edited by Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt, published by Ropodpi, Amsterdam in 1988 and available from Brill (Boston, USA).

Don't Look Away and Theatre Works present: "The Rivers of China" by Alma de Groen.

"When I wake up, will I be myself again?"

Melbourne, 2015. A tragic accident. A man awakes in a hospital bed. His entire body bandaged. A transformation has occurred.

New Zealand, 1920. Katherine Mansfield, an accomplished young writer - ‘Brilliant’ literary critics call her. ‘The first short-story writer of genius who has appeared this century.’ Seeking treatment from her debilitating tuberculosis, she travels to Paris, putting her faith in notorious healer Georgei Gurdjieff.

“You are Katherine Mansfield. Famous lady writer. This a big problem. But haida, we fix.”

Alma De Groen’s 'The Rivers of China' is a thrilling exploration of sexuality, identity and gender politics. Directed by Phil Rouse of 'Don’t Look Away' – the acclaimed young theatre company ‘reviving classic Australian plays with bravado and bravura’ (The Australian).

Date: 20 May 2015 - 30 May 2015