JAN BOLWELL’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PLAY
about the intensely colourful life of New Zealand’s
most signifcant expatriate modernist painter of the
20th century, Frances Hodgkins.
Drama and excitement unfold when a stash of
Frances Hodgkins paintings ends up in the hands
of a Parisian gallery owner who has never heard of
the artist. A female Auckland art gallery curator is
determined to get them back to New Zealand.
Over shifts in space and time we observe Frances
herself in a series of different relationships, all of
which deeply infuence her life and work.
Presented by : Handstand Product ions
Performers : Jan Bolwel l , John Wright, Perry Piercy
Writer : Jan Bowel l
Director : Ralph McAl l ister
John Smythe, theatre critic, Theatreview
humorous blend of
human
drama, historical documentary
and social satire.
”
“Like a painting emerging on the canvas as the artist’s brush
strokes cast their spell, the play reveals itself as a rich and
Venue
Waikato Museum,
Victoria Street, Hamilton
Date
Friday 6 July - 7.30pm
Saturday 7 July - 7.30pm
$35
Tickets
$25
Student Concession
$25
Senior Concession
75 minutes
double portrait:
finding francEs hodgkins
* Booking fees apply