The Female of the Species (play)

The Female of the Species
Written by	Joanna Murray-Smith
Characters	Margot Mason Molly Rivers Tess Thornton Bryan Thornton Frank Theo Reynolds
Date premiered	30 August 2006
Place premiered	Melbourne, Australia
Original language	English
Subject
Genre	Comedy
Setting	The Present
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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.

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.

The Female of the Species was premiered in Australia, produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company in 2006. It was also produced by the Queensland Theatre Company at the Cremorne Theatre in South Brisbane in February and March 2008. 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. The production was directed by Patrick Nolan with music by the composer David Chesworth.

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. 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 until the showings scheduled for 24–29 June 2013 at the Lace Market Theatre

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