Events - 2011

The Governess in Lessons Learnt

Comedy
Presented by: THE SOCIETY OF HISTRIONIC HAPPENINGS

The Governess in Lessons Learnt Written and performed by Anne-Louise Rentell Afraid of the dark? Terrified of what tomorrow will bring? The Governess has blown in from the 19th century to educate her charges (the audience). Time travel and a significantly altered global landscape have left her confused, uncertain and a little askew. Against a backdrop of inclement weather she delivers a series of bizarre lessons, performs chalk dust dances, apocalyptic horse impressions, and a banana-eating scene that defies description, to ensure you leave the classroom knowing less than when you entered. Funny, bent and bewildered, enrol with The Governess as she navigates the shadowy world of uncertainty. "...this one woman show is a tutorship in unfettered character originality..." Sydney Morning Herald "& twitchy, seductive, frightening and demented. Rentell's governess is a joy to watch." Sydney Morning Herald The Governess in Lessons Learnt was an official selection of the Sydney Fringe Festival 2010 ABOUT ANNE-LOUISE RENTELL Anne-Louise is currently the Artistic Associate at Merrigong Theatre Co. In this role she has produced Merrigong Theatre Co_x0019_ s own productions as well as regular creative development opportunities for local artists through the Theatre Development Program. She has also worked in a dramaturgical capacity on works developed at Merrigong. Since 1991, she has also worked as a director and performer. For Merrigong Theatre Co she has directed Caleb Lewis' Death in Bowengabbie (2010), 4 Plays About Wollongong (2009), and Valley Song (2007 and NSW tour NSW in 2008). Other recent directing projects include Heidi Hillier_x0019_ s Lost and Found _x0013_ the Sugar Candy Show in 2009, The Greatest Moments of Dave for Short and Sweet 08, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen_x0019_ s Songs to Illuminate the Dark at Darlinghurst Theatre in 2006, and at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, When My Ship Comes In with Karen Cummings (2005) and a youth production of Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo (2004). Anne-Louise also makes her own work through her company The Society of Histrionic Happenings _x0013_ One Rotten Apple, a work in development in 2006, a site specific work Cows on Crown for Viva la Gong in 2007, The Governess in Lessons Learnt for the Sydney Fringe in September 2010, and in May 2010 she was Laughing Waters Artist in Residence (Nillumbik Shire Council) developing Digging a Hole to China, a new site-specific performance work in the Australian landscape.