The Pack of Women

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The Pack of Women
Directed by Ted Robinson
Written by Robyn Archer
Starring Robyn Archer
Judi Connelli
Tracy Harvey
Distributed by ABC
Release dates
1986
Country Australia
Language English

The Pack of Woman was a cabaret devised by Australian performer and director Robyn Archer, first performed in London in 1981. Although funny and entertaining, the work also set out to shock audiences into examining the role of women in Western society. The title is a metaphor for the game of life played according to rules in which sexual politics were critical. In 1983, it played seasons in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra with a cast consisting of Jane Clifton, Judi Connelli and Michele Fawdon.[1][2]

The Pack of Women was subsequently made into a 1986 television special for the ABC featuring Connelli, Tracy Harvey, Jo Kennedy and Meryl Tankard.[3] Described as "perhaps the most daring and unashamedly radical thing to happen to Aunty in a long time", it contained the first use of the word cunt on Australian television.[4][5] The soundtrack won the inaugural ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack or Cast Album.[6]

References

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  2. http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/2274
  3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p126
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  6. Robyn Archer website accessed 17 July 2013

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