Black Swan State Theatre Company to Stage World Premiere of A PERFECT SPECIMEN

Black Swan State Theatre Company is proud to present the World Premiere of A Perfect Specimen in the Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA from Thursday 30 June to Sunday 17 July.

Theodore Lent (Luke Hewitt) is a calculating businessman on the cutting edge of one of America's most popular exports: the travelling freak show. When his wife and star attraction Julia (Adriane Daff) falls pregnant, Theo couldn't be happier. What could be better than two stars for the price of one?

However, dark clouds are forming in Theo's immediate future, as he begins taking steps toward the decision that will cost him his friends, his sanity, and perhaps even his life...

A heart-wrenching world premiere of the tragic, true tale of Julia Pastrana from acclaimed WA playwright and 2013 Emerging Writers Group prize winner, Nathaniel Moncrieff.

Artistic Director of Black Swan, Kate Cherry says "A Perfect Specimen belies a unique writing talent in Nathaniel Moncrieff and sophisticated theatricality and uses a true story to examine our obsessions with beauty and the grotesque."

Bookings at ticketek.com.au or Ph 1300 795 012.

Presented as part of the Winter Arts Festival 2016

Cast: Adriane Daff (Blithe Spirit), Rebecca Davis (Dinner) Luke Hewitt (Glengarry Glen Ross), Greg McNeill (Gasp), Igor Sas (Laughter on the 23rd Floor).
Directed by Stuart Halusz

Set Designer: Frances Danckert, Lighting Designer: Joe Lui, Sound Designer: Brett Smith, Costume Designer: Lynn Ferguson

Photo by Robert Frith.

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