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Frances, Matilda, and Tea

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Chatterton, Anna; Chatterton, Anna (Playwright)

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Chatterton, Anna

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Playwright

Date Issued

2004

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monographic

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text

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First produced in 2004 by Independent Aunties in Toronto, Ontario. Geographic setting: a house. Historical period: early 20th century. Characters: female adults: 2. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning.

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Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory

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English

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cwrc:fac769d4-6f74-41aa-9d3f-647885908b4a

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2020-04-08T01:33:51.172Z

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Frances, Mathilda and Tea takes place on the afternoon of the annual birthday party held by two sisters for their dead mother. Mathilda is a hypochondriac. Frances is agoraphobic. Mathilda holds a grudge, as unforgiving as her headaches. Frances harbors guilt and hides her vanity. Garbed in velvet gowns and Victorian language, they are living a lie, inside a silent house. As they make tea, play parlour games, tell stories, and sing religious hymns, the tenuous balance of power between the two sisters shifts sharply. With each new story told, the line between fantasy and reality blurs, and the afternoon wears on. This play is co-written with Evalyn Parry.

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Frances, Matilda, and Tea
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Frances, Mathilda and Tea takes place on the afternoon of the annual birthday party held by two sisters for their dead mother. Mathilda is a hypochondriac. Frances is agoraphobic. Mathilda holds a grudge, as unforgiving as her headaches. Frances harbors guilt and hides her vanity. Garbed in velvet gowns and Victorian language, they are living a lie, inside a silent house. As they make tea, play parlour games, tell stories, and sing religious hymns, the tenuous balance of power between the two sisters shifts sharply. With each new story told, the line between fantasy and reality blurs, and the afternoon wears on. This play is co-written with Evalyn Parry., First produced in 2004 by Independent Aunties in Toronto, Ontario. Geographic setting: a house. Historical period: early 20th century. Characters: female adults: 2. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning., First produced in 2004 by Independent Aunties in Toronto, Ontario. Geographic setting: a house. Historical period: early 20th century. Characters: female adults: 2. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning.
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Chatterton, Anna Chatterton, Anna (Playwright)
Date
2004
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Text, Book
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text
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cwrc:fac769d4-6f74-41aa-9d3f-647885908b4a
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English
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