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Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir, Femme Fatale of Feminism. In 2011, on the 25th anniversary of her death, the icon of the feminist movement takes centre stage.

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), trailblazing French philosopher, public intellectual, novelist and lover, stands at the centre of the Western feminist pantheon. This groundbreaking new play focuses on the conflicts and passions of Simone de Beauvoir as she endeavours to live a life of freedom in between cafes, jazz bars and her writing desk.

Director: Justine Campbell Writer: Judith Armstrong Performers: Caroline Lee, Ezra Bix and Julia Harari Musician: Merran Wickham Lighting Designer: Nick Merrylees Dramaturgy: Greg Carroll, Justine Campbell

SEASON: Friday 5th August – Sunday 28th August Wednesday – Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 3pm The Alliance Française – 51 Grey Street, St Kilda

TIX: Adult $29/ $27 Sen. & Conc. / $19 (full time students under 25) BOOKINGS: Phone 03 9410 0295 info@storktheatre.com.au www.storktheatre.com.au

A lifelong rebel and challenger of all social conventions – especially those surrounding love and marriage – this vital, brainy woman then goes and falls in love for the (first?) time at forty. Beauvoir’s magnum opus, The Second Sex (1949), helped ignite the feminist movement and changed women’s lives forever. Her theory that “woman is not born but made” led to a moral and intellectual revolution. Its publication caused a howl of rage and derision across Europe: “You have made the French male look ridiculous!” thundered Albert Camus.