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Devised By :
Director Rosemary Myers
Writers Lally Katz & Tom
Wright
Cast Includes Gemma Cavoli, Jing-Xuan
Chan, Simon Maiden,
Bojana Novakovic, Hazem Shammas,
Luke Ryan, Samantha Tolj
Design Anna Tregloan
Video Design Peter Brundle
Lighting Design Paul Jackson
Composition Jethro Woodward
Dramaturgy Louise Gough
Assistant Direction Chris Kohn
Movement Consultant Luke George
Technical Design Richard Dinnen
CRIMINOLOGY IS THE THEORY. KILLING IS
THE PRACTICE
1997: Princess Diana. Mother Theresa. Titanic. While disaster made
headlines and the world hurtled towards the next millennium, a death
almost went unnoticed in a quiet Canberra home.
Law student Anu Singh held a "send off party" after declaring
to her friends she had decided to take her own life. Afterwards,
she drugged her boyfriend Joe Cinque’s coffee and over the
next two days injected him with lethal doses of heroin. What made
the crime more shocking was that several of her party guests had
known that she’d planned to take someone along for the ride.
Incredibly, Singh’s eventual sentencing to ten years in prison
for manslaughter gave her the time to complete her Masters Degree
in Criminology, exploring the causes of female crime.
In Criminology, easy assumptions about guilt and innocence, and
the value of life are shaken to the core. It is the chronicle of
a death foretold, but not prevented. It is an erotic, arresting,
adrenaline-fuelled ride into the dark blood of a killer.
ARENA THEATRE COMPANY
For the past decade under the direction of Rosemary Myers, Arena
Theatre Company has been creating bold and provocative works addressing
urgent contemporary themes that challenge and unsettle audiences.
Arena’s hallmarks are the sophisticated use of multimedia technology
and collaboration with leading artists across diverse platforms.
The Company here teams up with Malthouse Theatre’s alumni Lally
Katz (The Black Swan of Trespass) and Tom Wright (Journal
of the Plague Year, Babes in the Wood, The Odyssey) as part
of an outstanding creative team to unveil a haunting and powerful
production.
A Malthouse Theatre and Arena
Theatre Company Commission.
Special thanks to the Besen Family Foundation
for their generous support.
Arena Theatre Company is supported
by Principle Partner Woodside Energy
ltd.
This project has been assisted by the Australian
Government through the Australia
Council for the Arts’ New Australian Stories Initiative.
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WARNING: Criminology contains
strong sex and drug references. Recommended for patrons aged 16+.
Strobe lighting will be used in this production.
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Criminology will be performed in the Merlyn Theatre. Merlyn
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