ESCAPE ARTISTS
International Theatre CompanyTISTS
​POSSESSIONS
27 March - 5 April 2014
​King Street Theatre
644 King Street
Newtown NSW, 2042
Australia
0423 082 015
Sydney
Performances:
27 March 7:30pm Thur
28 March 7:30pm Fri
29 March 7:30pm Sat
Th 3 April 7:30pm * Thur
Fri 4 April 7:30pm Fri
Sat 5 April 7:30pm Sat
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*Post Show Talkback immediately following this performance with invited Scholars and Playwrights
Possessions is available for touring - Click here to see our Promotional Trailer !
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​Conceived and Written and Performed by
Jane Bergeron and Carrie Ann Quinn​​
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Sydney Artistic Team:
Directorial Support by
Luke Mullins & Anna Kamarali
Costume Design and Props by
Tess Evans
​Scenic Design by
Anthony Phelps
Lighting Design by
Stephen Hawker
Sound Support by
Jeremy Silver
Projection Images by
Megan Kinneen
POSSESSIONS: A Traveling Premiere opened in 2013 at Boston Playwrights' Theatre in Boston, MA USA and traveled to Sydney Australia in 2014.
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​Two sisters: beautiful, smart, wealthy beyond imagination. The Kings of England and France sought their hands in marriage. The journey of their lives was all mapped out….
Then fate stepped in and everything changed.

In the seventeenth century, the beautiful Mancini sisters became notorious for abandoning their aristocratic husbands, dressing as men and travelling unchaperoned throughout Europe. In and out of chateaux, courts and convents, they lived scandalous lives. Even more shockingly, they attempted to salvage their tarnished reputations by writing and publishing their memoirs.
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​POSSESSIONS weaves together the historical narrative of the Mancini sisters’ lives with contemporary texts and letters to create a poetic, evocative and thought-provoking piece of original theatre that explores how themes in the lives of these fearless and fascinating women resonate with women’s lives today.