Julia Gillard play starring Justine Clarke debuts in Canberra: ‘It’s an incredible speech to perform’
by Australian Associated Press with Guardian staff from World news | The Guardian on (#6A0TX)
The actor and Play School star hopes to redefine our image of the former prime minister, in a work that imagines the lead-up to her famous misogyny speech, 10 years after it happened
Julia Gillard's history-making misogyny speech has been transformed into a new play by award-winning playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, which imagines the lead-up to the iconic parliamentary moment, 10 years after it happened.
Julia, a co-production by the Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre, premieres on Tuesday night in Canberra, starring award-winning actor and Play School star Justine Clarke as the titular character.
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