Daughters of Heaven

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Event Daughters of Heaven
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Hannah Playhouse (1973 - 2013), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 29 May 1992
Last Date 4 July 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two teenage girls conspire to murder the mother of one of them. Based on the notorious 1954 Parker-Hulme murder, this script explores the breakdown of one moral universe and its replacement with another that is potent, powerful and, ultimately, tragic.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Crime
Murder
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Donna Akersten Actor Bridget O'Malley
Glynis Angell Actor Pauline Parker
Mark Hadlow Actor Crown Prosecutor Alan Brown/Detective
Miranda Harcourt Actor Hilda Hulme
Ray Henwood Actor Dr Henry Hulme /Gresson
Desmond Kelly Actor Herbert Rieper
William Kircher Actor Walter Perry/Medlicott
Jennifer Ludlam Actor Honora Rieper/Matron
Tina Regtien Actor Juliet Hulme
Gillie Coxill Costume Designer
Colin McColl Director
Tony Rabbit Lighting Designer
Michelanne Forster Playwright
Tony Rabbit Set Designer
Eleanor Aitken Stage Manager
Alistair Broughton Technician
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Bruce Mason wrote The Verdict a year after the Parker/Hulme incident (1954), based 'at several moves' on the murder.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 185646
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa