Gillard’s well-known speech steps into a brand new stage

FORMER Prime Minister Julia Gillard is legendary for treading the stage of nationwide politics and now she’s about to turn into the central character in a brand new play premiering in Canberra subsequent yr.

“Julia”, by Joanna Murray-Smith, can be co-presented by Canberra Theatre Centre and Sydney Theatre Firm and options Justine Clarke as Gillard in a manufacturing directed by Sarah Goodes.

The play, Canberra Theatre employees enthuse, “premieres within the nation’s capital lower than three kilometres from Parliament Home the place the well-known Misogyny Speech occurred 10 years in the past.”

For these not within the know, in 2012 Julia Gillard, Australia’s first feminine Prime Minister, gave a speech that despatched shockwaves world wide in response to accusations by Opposition Chief Tony Abbott.

Murray-Smith, says: “A lot has been written about Julia Gillard and her Misogyny Speech, however I used to be fascinated by the untold story – who was the Julia Gillard able to a lot ardour and the place did the fad come from that led to that globally sensational second?”

For his half, director of Canberra Theatre Centre, Alex Budd, says: “Murray-Smith’s acerbic wit and dramatic creativeness combines seamlessly with Hansard to create an exhilarating play that weaves a interval of our nationwide capital’s historical past and artwork collectively.”

Gillard has lengthy attracted the eye of composers with Rob Davidson’s “Not now. Not ever!” a daily merchandise on the competition circuit.

Now, in the same initiative, singer-songwriter Karen Jacobsen, the voice of Siri, has been  so impressed by the message of equality within the speech that she composed “Higher Commonplace Than This”, a longform pop orchestral work setting these phrases – phrase for phrase – to music, with permission. It’s a part of a full work, the “Misogyny Opus” to be launch in February and will be seen right here

“Julia”, The Playhouse, March 18-25. Bookings open on October 13.