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''The Female of the Species'' is a comic play by Joanna Murray-Smith first performed in 2006. The play is a satire about celebrity feminists, with a plot loosely inspired by a real-life incident in 2000, when author Germaine Greer was held at gunpoint in her own home by a disturbed student.〔Lettes, Quentin.("Well--Even-viragos-vulnerable.html" ), ''Daily Mail'', 17 July 2008〕 The play was premiered in Australia, where it had several productions in 2006 and 2008. A London production opened in the West End in 2008. ==Productions== ''The Female of the Species'' was premiered in Australia, produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company in 2006.〔Croggon, Alison.("More bubble bath than kitchen sink" ), ''The Australian News'', 8 February 2008〕 It was also produced by the Queensland Theatre Company at the Cremorne Theatre in South Brisbane in February and March 2008.〔(Queensland Theatre Company listing )〕 It was then produced by the Black Swan Theatre Company at the Playhouse Theatre in Perth in June and July 2008, and toured in Western Australia in August 2008.〔(Black Swan listing )〕 The production was directed by Patrick Nolan with music by the composer David Chesworth.〔(Review at ''Theatre Notes'' ), 1 September 2006〕 The play had its London West End premiere in previews at the Vaudeville Theatre on 10 July 2008, with the official opening on 16 July 2008. It ran until 4 October 2008.〔(Vaudeville Theatre website ) production history〕 The production was directed by Roger Michell and the cast included Dame Eileen Atkins, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sophie Thompson, Paul Chahidi, Con O'Neill and Sam Kelly. A Broadway production, originally scheduled for 2008 with Annette Bening, was postponed〔Gans, Andrew.("Broadway Engagement of Female of the Species Postponed" ), playbill.com 31 January 2008〕 until the showings scheduled for 24–29 June 2013 at the Lace Market Theatre〔(Lace Market Theatre Listings )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Female of the Species (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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