Playwright Alma De Groen’s ‘The Rivers of China’ is a captivating play that transcends time and location. 1920’s writer Katherine Mansfield travels from London to Paris on a journey of enlightenment at the hands of notorious healer G.I. Gurdjieff. Coinciding with this, in dystopian Melbourne, a young man recovers in hospital following a tragic accident. […]
Interview with Alexandra Aldrich | Actor, The Rivers of China
This week we catch up with actress Alexandra Aldrich as she prepares for her role as writer Katherine Mansfield in ‘The Rivers of China’ premiering at Theatre Works on May 20. As Alexandra explains, Katherine Mansfield led an extraordinary life as a writer of short story fiction. At age 19 she left New Zealand for […]
Interview with Phil Rouse | Director, The Rivers of China
Premiering this month is Don’t Look Away’s production of Alma De Groen’s classic Australian play ‘The Rivers of China.’ The play takes place in two very different worlds. Firstly, it is inspired by the extraordinary life of New Zealand born writer Katherine Mansfield (1988-1923). In the 1920’s Mansfield travels to France seeking a cure for […]