Playhouse Creatures chronicles a time when women on stage were seen as prostitutes

By Vickii Byram
August 17 2018 - 12:30pm
Gender equals: Amy Dunham as Nell Gwynn and Jenna Roberts as Mrs Farley in Playhouse Creatures at the Glasshouse, August 25, 8pm. Photo: Shelly Higgs
Gender equals: Amy Dunham as Nell Gwynn and Jenna Roberts as Mrs Farley in Playhouse Creatures at the Glasshouse, August 25, 8pm. Photo: Shelly Higgs

In Playhouse Creatures, by April DeAngelis, female actors strive to overcome the prejudice of the 17th century upper class who see any actress as a ‘kept woman’.

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