Ms Julie Gabler: trapped
Theatreworks
St Kilda
Theatreworks,
14 Acland Street
St Kilda, VIC 3182 Australia
St Kilda, VIC 3182 Australia
Date
30 Jul –
09 Aug
About the Show
by Kathleen Mary Fallon
In this bold, modern reimagining of Othello told through Desdemona’s eyes, three actors explore love, suspicion, domestic abuse, and pathological jealousy—often called ‘the Othello Syndrome’—in an inter-racial setting. As professional performers, they not only enact their characters but also reveal themselves, their relationships shaped and confined by the theatrical legacies of Shakespeare’s Othello, Strindberg’s misogyny in Miss Julie and The Father, and Ibsen’s feminist tensions in Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House. Caught in this cultural framework, we’re left to wonder: are they performing themselves, or is the culture performing them?
This powerful exploration of gender, race, and sexuality delves deep into disturbing questions: What happens behind closed doors? Why do women remain in relationships that grow increasingly violent and irrational? How can one tell when ordinary jealousy tips into dangerous obsession? Ms Julie Gabler: trapped goes beyond simplistic labels like ‘evil’, ‘patriarchal’, or ‘misogynistic’ to examine the psychological fragmentation of abusers and the tragic vulnerability of their partners. It exposes not only the torment of those who inflict violence but also the peril of failing to see the signs—until it’s too late.
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by Kathleen Mary Fallon
In this bold, modern reimagining of Othello told through Desdemona’s eyes, three actors explore love, suspicion, domestic abuse, and pathological jealousy—often called ‘the Othello Syndrome’—in an inter-racial setting. As professional performers, they not only enact their characters but also reveal themselves, their relationships shaped and confined by the theatrical legacies of Shakespeare’s Othello, Strindberg’s misogyny in Miss Julie and The Father, and Ibsen’s feminist tensions in Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House. Caught in this cultural framework, we’re left to wonder: are they performing themselves, or is the culture performing them?
This powerful exploration of gender, race, and sexuality delves deep into disturbing questions: What happens behind closed doors? Why do women remain in relationships that grow increasingly violent and irrational? How can one tell when ordinary jealousy tips into dangerous obsession? Ms Julie Gabler: trapped goes beyond simplistic labels like ‘evil’, ‘patriarchal’, or ‘misogynistic’ to examine the psychological fragmentation of abusers and the tragic vulnerability of their partners. It exposes not only the torment of those who inflict violence but also the peril of failing to see the signs—until it’s too late.
Date
July 30, 2025
August 9, 2025
About the Show
by Kathleen Mary Fallon
In this bold, modern reimagining of Othello told through Desdemona’s eyes, three actors explore love, suspicion, domestic abuse, and pathological jealousy—often called ‘the Othello Syndrome’—in an inter-racial setting. As professional performers, they not only enact their characters but also reveal themselves, their relationships shaped and confined by the theatrical legacies of Shakespeare’s Othello, Strindberg’s misogyny in Miss Julie and The Father, and Ibsen’s feminist tensions in Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House. Caught in this cultural framework, we’re left to wonder: are they performing themselves, or is the culture performing them?
This powerful exploration of gender, race, and sexuality delves deep into disturbing questions: What happens behind closed doors? Why do women remain in relationships that grow increasingly violent and irrational? How can one tell when ordinary jealousy tips into dangerous obsession? Ms Julie Gabler: trapped goes beyond simplistic labels like ‘evil’, ‘patriarchal’, or ‘misogynistic’ to examine the psychological fragmentation of abusers and the tragic vulnerability of their partners. It exposes not only the torment of those who inflict violence but also the peril of failing to see the signs—until it’s too late.
Read More
by Kathleen Mary Fallon
In this bold, modern reimagining of Othello told through Desdemona’s eyes, three actors explore love, suspicion, domestic abuse, and pathological jealousy—often called ‘the Othello Syndrome’—in an inter-racial setting. As professional performers, they not only enact their characters but also reveal themselves, their relationships shaped and confined by the theatrical legacies of Shakespeare’s Othello, Strindberg’s misogyny in Miss Julie and The Father, and Ibsen’s feminist tensions in Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House. Caught in this cultural framework, we’re left to wonder: are they performing themselves, or is the culture performing them?
This powerful exploration of gender, race, and sexuality delves deep into disturbing questions: What happens behind closed doors? Why do women remain in relationships that grow increasingly violent and irrational? How can one tell when ordinary jealousy tips into dangerous obsession? Ms Julie Gabler: trapped goes beyond simplistic labels like ‘evil’, ‘patriarchal’, or ‘misogynistic’ to examine the psychological fragmentation of abusers and the tragic vulnerability of their partners. It exposes not only the torment of those who inflict violence but also the peril of failing to see the signs—until it’s too late.
Date
July 30, 2025
August 9, 2025
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