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KARNAK PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES A VERY SPECIAL EVENT



DIANE CILENTO - Peggy

The in-house production of a new play starring Diane Cilento prior to it's world tour.

Peggy Guggenheim was the notorious millionairess who turned her private collection  into one of the most important Galleries of Modern Art in the world.

The action of the play takes place in Peggy's Gallery, The Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, on the Grand Canal in Venice.

 

LANIE ROBERTSON - Writer
Lanie Robertson is a New Yorker famous for his brilliant one woman plays, including the story of Bille Holliday.  He wote WOMAN BEFORE A GLASS in 2005.

DIANE CILENTO  -  Peggy
Diane Cilento built Karnak Playhouse (with her playwright husband, Anthony Shaffer) in 1992, after a long and successful career in films, stage & television.  She has mounted many productions at Karnak since then, but has never starred in a one-woman show before.

KATE GAUL -  Director
Kate Gaul completed the Director's Course at NIDA in 1996, and since then has directed a series of successful productions. She has a production of FOX currently on tour round Australia, and is the Artistic Director of Siren Theatre Co.

ANDY MCDONELL -  Designer
 Andy McDonell began working in theatre in 1999.  He honed his skills in the practical experience of working in props, model-making, setbuilding, sculpting and special effects  on hundreds of projects including The Sydney Olympics and films such as the Matrix and Starwars.    more....