Starring Susan Stacey and friends.

The story of Phenomenal Women came through a writing and performance journey in 2003 with Australian contralto Liane Keegan. Searching for a showcase filled with the intensity of characterisation and vocal bravura that we were both searching for, we devised an hour long performance about the journey of two women, illustrated through music poetry and drama. The 2003 show included music by Puccini, Ponchielli, Handel, Offenbach and Bernstein and was superbly received at its premiere at Australia House, in London's West End to aid the Tait Trust Fund for Singers.

The new production of Phenomenal Women is a performance for three singers and an actress and will receive its first performance in the summer of 2006. The story of this full length performance looks at aspects of female life, from birth to death, love and loss - told in opera arias, duets and trios and in words and theatre. The production concept and script has already received critical support from major names in theatre direction and design, and will feature an element of video film to overlay and counterpoint the staged action by an exciting female film maker.

Initial designs for costume and staging 2004
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