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Media Release

Tim Maddock to direct Sydney Opera House production by DCA candidate Andree Greenwell

29 June 2006

Tim Maddock, Performance Program Co-ordinator in the School of Music and Drama, is directing The Hanging of Jean Lee a new performance work by Andree Greenwell, to be staged at The Studio at the Sydney Opera House August 2-6.

"The Hanging of Jean Lee is a daring new production that traces the grim life of the last woman to be hanged in Australia in 1951 and the trajectory of her thoughts as she approaches execution. Based on Jordie Albiston’s verse biography of the same name and featuring a stellar cast of Australian talent, this is a retro-indie post-punk musical, melding forms as diverse as the biographic documentary, rock concerts, performance text and pop videos... Andree Greenwell’s score evokes a dark, seedy underground, exposing raw emotions to create a gritty edge, eventually sliding into an underworld of tragedy, horror and fantasy.." …courtesy of The Sydney Opera House, Media Release 27 June 2006.

Composer, artistic director and current UoW DCA candidate Andree Greenwell has assembled a stellar line up of performers for the project including Max Sharam, Jeff Duff, Josh Quong Tart and Hugo Race. The music is brought to life by an ensemble featuring Naomi Radom and Jared Underwood from CODA, Michael Sheridan from Peril and Max Q, and well known jazz musicians Phil Slater and Cameron Undy.

For more detail details log on to The Sydney Opera House

Season Details: The Hanging of Jean Lee

Venue: The Studio at Sydney Opera House
Dates: Wednesday 2 - Sunday 6 August
Times: Wednesday - Saturday @ 8.15pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 5.00pm
Prices: $30/$25
Tickets: (02) 9250 7777